250 Million Children Will Be Obese by 2030

re: 250 Million Children Will Be Obese by 2030

piretail03 — 5/12/2020 9:50:15 PM

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re: 250 Million Children Will Be Obese by 2030

Piw6245 — 5/12/2020 9:45:51 PM

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re: 250 Million Children Will Be Obese by 2030

rrealrose — 10/17/2019 12:42:01 PM

Carbs alone?? One of numerous side effects of wheat sensitivity is weight gain. Whereas celiacs tend to be skinny as a rail, those who are wheat sensitive can go in the other direction. And its well known that hispanics moving north to escape gangs or seeking better living conditions, tend to do well with maize (corn) and not so well eating wheat...putting this together with large soda consumption by those living closer to the equator, combined factors may be plumping up kids in our 24/7 fast food extravaganza, much of it wheat- and soy-based. Similar to CAFO cattle feed to slow their thyroid glands so they fatten up faster, instead of grasses. Just my take on this.

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Almond — 10/16/2019 5:54:33 AM

Lifestyles, diets and environments have changed dramatically in the last 100 years. Esp. due to mechanization. However, the positive side of that is less wear and tear on our bodies, resulting in osteoarthritis and joint deterioration that usually accompanied a lifetime of brutal physical labor when more work was manual.

Water quality and dishwashers have also helped eliminate many water-born and communicable diseases that used to spread among people using the same tableware. For many people, esp. those drawing water from open springs, seasonal diarrhea used to be a common occurrence. It would spread throughout your household, esp. affecting children.

I recall that when we sat down to eat, my grandmother would fill her largest kettle with water and bring it to a boil on a wood stove. This may have been the kettle she cooked corn-on-the-cob in. It did not need to be immaculately clean. This would be ready as dishwater after the meal. She would start another totally clean large kettle of water on the stove at the same time. After the dishes were washed and stacked in the ink, she would sterilize them by pouring the clean boiling water over everything as a rinse. This may have been done several times, in layers as dishes were washed. if the sink got too full, some dishes would be dried and removed. I know some people believe air-drying is most sterile, but we never left dishes sitting out to dry. We would hang wet dishtowels in the sun to dry, though.