Thread: How do people get so fat? - Page 7 - Straight Dope Message Board

Quote: Originally Posted by Randolph From my perspective, you're not avoiding the unpleasant stuff - you're just pushing it down the road where it lies waiting. The ailments of old age are often the price you pay for not taking care of yourself in middle age, and though you can get away with an unhealthy lifestyle today, and probably tomorrow, it's really hard to see the totality of what is taken from you one step at a time....

I had a diabetes counselor tell me once that grapes are like little "sugar bombs." I think because they don't have a lot of fiber compared to other fruits (fiber slows down glucose absorption, which flattens your post-meal glucose spike). That said, I eat grapes but I try to hold the quantity to 20 or fewer at a time, and I have some protein along with them. (Cheese or whatnot.) That's just me, though. Individual...

elfkin, I am operating under the assumption that fructose consumption is inherently fattening. Obviously fruit is low in total calories compared to most foods.

Quote: Originally Posted by begbert2 I'm dubious; page me when there's not a 'may' in that article title. (And when I have a kind of insurance that I can trust to actually cover the elective procedure.) Ok, you're dubious. Let's see that quote again so I don't lose the studio audience: Quote: "The lesson we have learned with diabetes surgery is that diabetes is not always a chronic and relentless...

Quote: Originally Posted by you with the face You were walking. It has only been recently that walking 1 or more miles per day is a noteworthy event. This should be clarified to say "In America."

Quote: Originally Posted by begbert2 Do you think that the typical person eats exactly the number of calories they need per day? Remember, the typical person doesn't count their calories, or even eat precisely the same things each day. I'm not a diet researcher, but I think people eat according to signals they receive from their body. They eat until their body feels satisfied or they feel they've eaten enough. I'm the type...

begbert2 , if you're not pooping, perhaps you need more fiber? Try FiberOne bars. Not power, or energy bars -- they're fiber bars. They're really good. And yogurt. Yogurt is yummy. Gotta keep the mail movin'!

Fruit has the advantages of being full of water, fiber, and vitamins. It has the disadvantage of having most of its calories come from sugar. If you look at a selection from elfkin' s list, you'll see the bulk of the calories come from sugar. It is hard to overeat fruit since the calorie per gram is so low due to the fiber and water content, but it is something to think about Strawberries: 1 cup 46 calories (Sugars 6.7g 2% dv) 26...

Quote: Originally Posted by Zsofia Okay, I'm out. I won't point out that being less than the absolute best at something isn't the same thing as sucking at something, because I am absolutely tired of trying to tell a fat lazy otaku that he should get off his ass and try moving in a hurry. I am done, because you cannot reason somebody out of a position they haven't reasoned themselves into. I apologize - I was way out of...

Quote: Originally Posted by filmore Yes, you can gain muscle weight from some exercises. But you really have to be training for that purpose. Most aerobic exercises will not produce a significant muscle gain. And to be clear, fat does not get converted into muscle. Fat produces energy which allows you to work out. Your body will later convert the proteins in food into muscle if needed. But it is very important not to overstate the muscle gain...