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Teacher loses weight on 'Super Size Me' diet

post #1 of 9
3/6/05 at 5:02pm
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"My key message really is as long as you don't overeat and as long as you exercise regularly, you can lose weight and be healthy," said Sayer.

http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/nati...lds050301.html
Calling for personal responsibility? For shame!
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post #2 of 9
3/6/05 at 6:05pm
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Dieticians at the University of Alberta have analysed his diet. They concluded Sayer lost weight because he's eating less, but he's getting too much fat and salt and not enough fibre, vitamins and minerals.
Well, yeah. That's because McDonald's food is of a poor quality. Who'da thunk it?
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post #3 of 9
3/6/05 at 6:32pm
This story is such bullshit. Body fat isn't the only indicator of health; you can do cardio every day and keel-over at 45 congestive heart failure. Besides, what percentage of people with unhealthy diets work out six times a week? my guess: a very small one.

I don't think Super Size me proves anything we didn't know already, and I think it's a pretty boring idea for a film, but it's a step in the right direction — this guy's being a dick by trying to make some stupid points about objectivity while justifying, what, for all intents, is costing a lot of tax dollars.

What's he doing teaching biology anyway? must be a highschool teacher.
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post #4 of 9
3/6/05 at 10:39pm
Not to mention all the information on fibre is bogus. Fibre makes a lot of people ill, me being one of them. I, along with many others, have permanent digestive problems that were caused by taking the advice on how much fibre you should eat. The rise in conditions like Crohn's Disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases has a direct correlation to the increase in fibre in our diets.
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post #5 of 9
3/7/05 at 2:01am
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Originally Posted by Boney
Not to mention all the information on fibre is bogus. Fibre makes a lot of people ill, me being one of them. I, along with many others, have permanent digestive problems that were caused by taking the advice on how much fibre you should eat. The rise in conditions like Crohn's Disease and other inflammatory bowel diseases has a direct correlation to the increase in fibre in our diets.

What's that supposed to mean?
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post #6 of 9
3/9/05 at 2:36am
Fact 1: Burning more calories than you consume equals loss of weight. Period.

Fact 2: Losing weight does not mean you are "healthy".

This guy has no business being a teacher. His "research" is a load of crap and is based on faulty logic.
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post #7 of 9
3/9/05 at 3:58am
In the ancient winters, Native Canadians used to eat pure deer fat as a meal, yet remained fit. Their lifestyle suited such a diet.

Our modern lifestyles are such that we cannot eat like we used to, despite powerful genetically motivated hunger patterns. This study proves nothing, because this teacher's dieting lifestyle bears no resemblance to that of 99.9% of McDonald's patrons.

And like Adam said (Livewires sounds cool), even if this diet does cause weighloss, that is no indication of good health. Sumo wrestlers are far healthier than skinny guys who guzzle cola.
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post #8 of 9
3/10/05 at 5:16am
Yeah, Sumo Wrestlers eat a crazy amount of food, but most of it is low in fat. And a lot of them have healthy blood presssue and cholesterol levels. It's to bad most of them die at around middle age due to the injuries of the sport. I guess throat punching isn't as healthy as people once thought.
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post #9 of 9
3/10/05 at 5:49am
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Originally Posted by MoNkaholic
Calling for personal responsibility? For shame!
Have you actually seen Super Size Me? It's not a movie about a guy saying "Burgers are bad for you! Ban them!"
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