Hi,
a friend of mine who is learning in the USA made a curious guess on why most Americans are fat.

She says that you put genetically altered growth hormones in most of your meat and corn.
She also observed that most Americans are fat in the midle, but have normalish legs and top.
She also remarked that the farm animal body parts you mostly buy for consumption [I don't eat meat] are exactly those that are observed to be fat in Americans.

So, to put it all together, her guess is that you are getting fat from the growth hormones that your food is full of.

She also thanked the gods almighty that your genetically altered food is forbidden to be imported in to the EU.

What say you, is it biologically possible?

How do you explain ppl that do the Atkins Diet and lose a lot of weight.
They eat mainly meat( bacon, steak, pork, chicken ) and eggs?

I don't know, hadn't heard of this atkins diet. Maybe it fucks up the metabolism in some way. Have no idea. Maybe you're right. Sounds unhealthy thought. Yuk!


Any way my question is if these hormones in food can similary affect people who eat that food.

Atkins....is mainly meat, eggs and cheese....with some vegetables. It limits carbohydrates to 20 g or less a day. You can loose A lot of weight on it, very quickly. It is VERY hard to stay on though!!

People get fat because they eat too much of the wrong things and don't do enough exercise, plain and simple.

That too, but can people get fat because of hormones in the food?

don't they add growth hormones to the milk too?

What if they made a hormone that made cows really skinny,
then they could eat those cows instead.

It would explain popeye.
That spinach popeye used to eat.
That could have been GM spinach.

Hi,
So, to put it all together, her guess is that you are getting fat from the growth hormones that your food is full of.

She also thanked the gods almighty that your genetically altered food is forbidden to be imported in to the EU.

What say you, is it biologically possible?

oh, lets see...the only genetic alteration to humans is they get fat from eating- brilliant analysis. maybe they will moo one day. arnt thare any fat peeple in EU.

Hi,
a friend of mine who is learning in the USA made a curious guess on why most Americans are fat.

She says that you put genetically altered growth hormones in most of your meat and corn.
She also observed that most Americans are fat in the midle, but have normalish legs and top.
She also remarked that the farm animal body parts you mostly buy for consumption [I don't eat meat] are exactly those that are observed to be fat in Americans.


For men, the first place fat gets stored is around a belly. For women, I think it is the ass. It's not an American thing. And also, though it may look like some fat people aren't fat in certain areas, they really are, if they also are in the middle.

So, to put it all together, her guess is that you are getting fat from the growth hormones that your food is full of.


No way. : o

There is no need to look too far past the essentials for the direct reasons as to why anyone is fat. They intake a caloric surplus.

As I mentioned in another thread though, I think food does play a major role. Just because of the high calorie content and the lack of satiety people find with it in America.

I don't know, hadn't heard of this atkins diet. Maybe it fucks up the metabolism in some way. Have no idea. Maybe you're right. Sounds unhealthy thought. Yuk!


The Atkins diet works by putting your body into a state of ketosis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketosis) which alters your metabolism. While it has been shown to promote weight loss I'm not aware of any long-term studies that evaluate other health risks from it.

[QUOTE=Chris Cremin;1589392]What if they made a hormone that made cows really skinny,
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HHHmmmm!
Minute steaks!

Gary Larson.

Why are just Americans in the spotlight for being overweight?

http://euobserver.com/867/21720
Lithe and sophisticated Europeans laughing at American fatties across the Atlantic is becoming a thing of the past, with EU fat rates catching up and in some cases exceeding those of the US.

Between 25 percent and 43 percent of EU citizens are clinically overweight - defined as a BMI ratio of 25 to 30 - with clinical obesity rates reaching 23 percent in some member states. In the US, 28 percent of men and 39 percent of women are overweight while 28 percent of men and 34 percent of women are obese.

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/263915/50_percent_of_europe_is_obese_eu_trying.html
In reports by the Associated Press and the BBC, around half of all Europeans are overweight or obese and the EU wants to tackle this issue.

Europeans, take a look in the mirror before you lambast the U.S. for being overweight.

Canada is the fattest nation of them all.http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=e9aa812a-be66-4fc2-9e54-08a9cc366e69&k=6473

I'll lambast all I like, I'm 45, 73 kg of rippling muscle( despite drinking like a fish).
You're all a bunch of Jelly bellies.
Lambasting? Yeah! Baste the Lamb and serve me a double helping.

I'll lambast all I like, I'm 45, 73 kg of rippling muscle( despite drinking like a fish).
You're all a bunch of Jelly bellies.
Lambasting? Yeah! Baste the Lamb and serve me a double helping.
I'm 34, 5'11" 170lbs and have 12% body fat. I toke up regularly and eat fast food several times a week. Not all Americans are fat. Far from it.

Canada is the fattest nation of them all.http://www.canada.com/globaltv/national/story.html?id=e9aa812a-be66-4fc2-9e54-08a9cc366e69&k=6473

What a bunch of lard-asses.

Why are you all skipping my original question?
Can people get fat because of growth hormones in the food?

Why are you all skipping my original question?
Can people get fat because of growth hormones in the food?
Probably hormones do play a part. I believe it is why girls are entering puberty earlier and earlier- and not just the fat ones.

What a bunch of lard-asses.
No kidding, eh?

No kidding, eh?

Oh wait:
However, it's not a global survey, as a few countries with known weight problems, in particular the U.S., were not included.

Where i live there does not seem to be this problem. Most people go to a gym and look good.

Hi,
a friend of mine who is learning in the USA made a curious guess on why most Americans are fat.

She says that you put genetically altered growth hormones in most of your meat and corn.
She also observed that most Americans are fat in the midle, but have normalish legs and top.
She also remarked that the farm animal body parts you mostly buy for consumption [I don't eat meat] are exactly those that are observed to be fat in Americans.

So, to put it all together, her guess is that you are getting fat from the growth hormones that your food is full of.

She also thanked the gods almighty that your genetically altered food is forbidden to be imported in to the EU.

What say you, is it biologically possible?What about eating like pigs...would that account for some of this American obesity or is it all hormones?

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What about eating like pigs...would that account for some of this American obesity or is it all hormones?
What about eating like pigs? Like oh my god. No way. It's like so unhealthy. You should like eat healthier or something.

What about eating pigs? Beef isn't much leaner than pork. And some cuts of pork are leaner than others. Eating a pork chop or tenderloin will be a bit healthier than eating a bag of pork rinds or a pound of bacon.

deleted trolling -Sam

What about eating like pigs? Like oh my god. No way. It's like so unhealthy. You should like eat healthier or something.

What about eating pigs? Beef isn't much leaner than pork. And some cuts of pork are leaner than others. Eating a pork chop or tenderloin will be a bit healthier than eating a bag of pork rinds or a pound of bacon. You seem clever.


On what do you base this totally asinine assumption? :bugeye:But on you, of course.
Are you American?

You seem clever.
Albeit not near as clever as you.


But on you, of course.
Are you American?
I see. It takes some real intelligence to base an asinine assumption on someone you don't know and have never met.

Boy, if a nation inhabited and ran by stupid people can become the richest, most prosperous. technologically advanced nation on the planet, I sure would love to see what a nation full of smart people can do.

Albeit not near as clever as you.Obviously.

I see. It takes some real intelligence to base an asinine assumption on someone you don't know and have never met.

Boy, if a nation inhabited and ran by stupid people can become the richest, most prosperous. technologically advanced nation on the planet, I sure would love to see what a nation full of smart people can do.Sweetums...Islam was also once part of power and world dominating culture.

Do you actually beleive you live in a Democracy?
Your stupidity is how the U.S. has become powerful, just as it used slavery to launch itself into prosperity.

But let us not forget the defenses of those two large oceans and the effects of two World Wars.

Rome, also, began as a powerful, healthy, virile entity before it declined into decadence and was infected by Christianity.

Keep it clean or suffer my wrath!:mad:

Keywords for this discussion: obesity, fat, hormones, biology, genetics

Sam,

You either stop being biased and delete Satyr's post for stereotyping American's for being stupid or ban me. This post will keep coming back until you do.

Obviously.
Internet sarcasm > you

Sweetums...Islam was also once part of power and world dominating culture.
So was Rome. What's your point?

Do you actually beleive you live in a Democracy?
Your stupidity is how the U.S. has become powerful, just as it used slavery to launch itself into prosperity.
America is a republic sweetheart.
Calling American's stupid is stereotyping, but Sam doesn't seem to give a shit.

But let us not forget the defenses of those two large oceans and the effects of two World Wars.
What's your point with this?

Rome, also, began as a powerful, healthy, virile entity before it declined into decadence and was infected by Christianity.
At least we agree on something.

Americans aren't stupid...they just act and think like they are.

Americans aren't stupid...they just act and think like they are.
Damn. Two things in one thread we agree on.
I think arrogance makes Americans look that way; I will concede most Americans are way too arrogant for their own good.

Damn. Two things in one thread we agree on.
I think arrogance makes Americans look that way; I will concede most Americans are way too arrogant for their own good.

"Most???" Just how large has your sample been? I know hundreds of them and only a very few are arrogant - I'd say about 10% or less. :shrug:

"Most???" Just how large has your sample been? I know hundreds of them and only a very few are arrogant - I'd say about 10% or less. :shrug:

yeah you.

ha ha...just kidding. Bored.

oh, to add something constructive, Avatar is more arrogagant than any Ameraican i know of.