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Lance blames fast food.
I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans
were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. I can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food joint, so could someone with fast food experience please explain what Lance is talking about. |
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Lance blames fast food.
Callistus Valerius wrote:
I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. I can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food joint, so could someone with fast food experience please explain what Lance is talking about. He's talking about the fact that he won't be making any income from McDo's, KFC, ARBies, Hostess. Sucks to be him... |
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Lance blames fast food.
Fast food joints provide 3 macronutrients that, from an evolutionary
perspective, are difficult to resist. 1. fat 2. sugar 3. salt These three ingredients are addictive (as historically, they provided energy \ electrolytic support). Some of the best biochemists in the world are employed by the fast food energy. There job is to calibrate the combination of the above ingredients so as to maximize the appeal of the food. The problem, of course, is that the nutrient density of this food is poor. Also, the food's calories are cheap in comparison to "healthy" food calories. Personally, there's nothing I like better after a tough race than a tasty burger meal. Of course, most of my fellow customers had not arrived at the restaurant with a 3000 kcal deficit from a bike race... When energy input exceeds output, then the excess is stored as fat, "for a rainy day", which sadly never arrives... -- -------------------------- Andre Charlebois AGC-PC support http://agc-pc.tripod.com BPE, MCSE4.0, CNA, A+ "Callistus Valerius" wrote in message nk.net... I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. I can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food joint, so could someone with fast food experience please explain what Lance is talking about. |
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Lance blames fast food.
On Tue, 20 Jul 2004 01:15:48 +0200, wrote:
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:46:45 GMT, "Callistus Valerius" wrote: I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. Blaming fast food is idiotic. The fact of the matter is that the most damaging foods - bread and butter - are also the cheapest. Yes there's no bread and butter in france and definitely was none in America before Fast Food came out.... Fast food and a stooppid consumer based culture are to blame. Fastfood has brought a mindset and created a culture of eating fast, eating a lot and of serving portions that are HORS CATEGORY! Required reading: http://tinyurl.com/6o2vy Affordable calories & driving around everywhere & jobs that aren't physically demanding = widespread obesity. The American culture.... consumption x10 |
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Lance blames fast food.
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:46:45 GMT, "Callistus Valerius"
wrote: I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. Blaming fast food is idiotic. The fact of the matter is that the most damaging foods - bread and butter - are also the cheapest. Affordable calories & driving around everywhere & jobs that aren't physically demanding = widespread obesity. |
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Lance blames fast food.
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 20:46:45 GMT, "Callistus Valerius"
wrote: I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. I can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food joint, so could someone with fast food experience please explain what Lance is talking about. A lot of the food is fried or high-fat. And the portions are large or cheap to increase in size. And there is little vegetables and fiber. I don't think fast food is the whole story on the rampant obesity here though -- it's simply that people eat too much and don't walk enough. Also, fast food in the US is rapidly changing. I've been pleasantly surprised by the quality of food at Wendy's for example -- good salads and decent baked potatos. Plus there are sandwich shops like Subway in more and more places with less fat and more vegetables. JT |
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Lance blames fast food.
On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:30:31 -0400, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote: A lot of the food is fried or high-fat. And the portions are large or cheap to increase in size. And there is little vegetables and fiber. Fat doesn't cause obesity, carbs do. |
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Lance blames fast food.
Fat, carbs nor protein cause one to be obese. it's caused by over eating
what ever it is you chose to eat.. Ken "Jack Hollis" wrote in message ... On Mon, 19 Jul 2004 19:30:31 -0400, John Forrest Tomlinson wrote: A lot of the food is fried or high-fat. And the portions are large or cheap to increase in size. And there is little vegetables and fiber. Fat doesn't cause obesity, carbs do. |
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Lance blames fast food.
Fat doesn't cause obesity, carbs do.
I think excess is the problem. Fast food once in a while, link other things are OK. making a diet of it, well that is the problem. |
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Lance blames fast food.
Callistus Valerius wrote:
I was reading a Lance interview in Outdoor Life, and said that Americans were grotesquely fat compared to Europeans. And that he blamed it on fast food. I can't remember the last time I ate at a fast food joint, so could someone with fast food experience please explain what Lance is talking about. It's NOT the fast food! The problem is the LARGE PORTIONs of food US citizens prepare themselves ... anyone from the USA who goes to Europe will have as their No 1 complaint: "I hate those small portions in Europe" |
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