Input Less Output = Net Accumulation
that is a tautology, and a law of nature. The NY Times has a long piece on obesity. It states:
The causes of obesity are everywhere. Societal factors play a big role:
the lack of safe places to play, walk or bike; sedentary jobs; less time
devoted to cooking and more eating out; bigger portion sizes in
packaged and prepared food; and incessant marketing of junk foods that
are high in calories. Sugar-sweetened drinks accounted for at least 20
percent of the increases in weight in the United States between 1977 and
2007, according to one study cited by the institute.
The causes of obesity dear reader are in yourself! Fifty years ago we walked a mile to school, a mile home for lunch, a sandwich, a mile back and then a mile back home at days end. Then I would deliver newspapers on a ten mile route with 123 customers spread all over hell and gone. There was no school lunch, no breakfast, and never had deserts. No money.
Then when running my companies in central Europe, Czech Republic, Greece, Poland, Russia, portions were small and deserts were unheard of.
The worst offender if the Department of Agriculture and its food programs. It is food for the porcine. We should dismantle the program totally. Let kids walk, let them bring their lunch or walk home. Exercise and limited lunches are key. And breakfast at school, just look at the calories of a typical DoA breakfast, it exceeds 1200 cal! That is 70% of the daily maximum intake just there. Then lunch, another 1200. No wonder we have problems, as with so much else, it is the Government!
The Times continues:
The institute says that a major cut in obesity rates will require
multiple strategies on a population-wide scale. This will be even more
challenging than the fight against smoking. But there isn’t any choice
if we want to protect the public’s health, the strength of the economy
and the government budget.
Nonsense. The solution is to just control yourself. Tax weight, tax carbs, and disband the DoA!
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