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That is fuckin B.S. and just disrespectful to people. lookingfortruth Jun 2012 #1
good description of people who eat way more than they need nt msongs Jun 2012 #5
or DonCoquixote Jun 2012 #7
That's true. Beacool Jun 2012 #13
You have an address? snooper2 Jun 2012 #16
Most inner cities don't have good supermarkets. Beacool Jun 2012 #23
address? snooper2 Jun 2012 #25
Try inner city Detroit. GliderGuider Jun 2012 #63
Wild game will no longer be urban legend in Detroit may3rd Jun 2012 #69
We have had one since 1996 here in New Haven thanks to Yale Law students CTyankee Jun 2012 #109
Here's your f*cking doubleburger... armodem08 Jun 2012 #57
can I get a diet coke with that ? Super size that order for me may3rd Jun 2012 #70
Not mine loyalsister Jul 2012 #116
They did a program about that arikara Jun 2012 #36
Wait a damn minute. My skinny dad eats 3 times what I do Viva_La_Revolution Jun 2012 #22
The exceptions always disprove the rule loyalsister Jul 2012 #117
Here's the press release bananas Jun 2012 #2
Food shortages will slim everyone down real fast...so why worry? rfranklin Jun 2012 #6
Thank you for the prophecy, dear leader. lol n/t may3rd Jun 2012 #71
Prof. Ian Roberts made a funny Enrique Jun 2012 #32
Soylent Green will fix that ... zbdent Jun 2012 #3
Which in turn Berlin Expat Jun 2012 #19
The circle of life! It's beautiful! Arugula Latte Jun 2012 #60
The Republican solution FrodosPet Jun 2012 #52
Soylent Green ... is Chinese ? may3rd Jun 2012 #72
maybe, but after you eat some, zbdent Jun 2012 #78
And the MSG always gives me a headache....nt msanthrope Jul 2012 #115
Here's the abstract with a link to the paper (open access - free to download) bananas Jun 2012 #4
I think they are talking about body mass also..... 2.3 billion MORE? I see GMO foods in secondwind Jun 2012 #8
GMO foods are a contributing factor to the obesity epidemic. sunwyn Jun 2012 #15
[Citation Needed] Odin2005 Jun 2012 #85
One example is wheat. Wheat has been genetically modified over the last 50 sunwyn Jul 2012 #112
Cheaper to eat fast food? RitchieRich Jun 2012 #9
Yeah, when I was waiting an hour for a train last night... harmonicon Jun 2012 #10
Chrome won't get you home RitchieRich Jun 2012 #47
Yeah, between the hotel in the Czech Republic... harmonicon Jun 2012 #51
sorry RitchieRich Jun 2012 #53
I have no idea what you ordered forthemiddle Jun 2012 #65
Even fast food isn't all that bad if you get normal proportions 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #82
you can get salads, grilled chicken sandwich etc at burger king JI7 Jul 2012 #118
I question a few things in your post. noamnety Jun 2012 #12
of course, I agree with your statement. RitchieRich Jun 2012 #48
+ten million nt laundry_queen Jun 2012 #110
"Cheaper" is more complex than just comparing the cost per serving of pasta petronius Jun 2012 #24
Just what overweight people needed, Beacool Jun 2012 #11
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #14
So why does is our government enslaved by Big Ag???? CoffeeCat Jun 2012 #17
In the U.S., profit is our most important product. AdHocSolver Jun 2012 #100
Yup. woo me with science Jul 2012 #119
This junk science is an unfair smear on overweight people SecularMotion Jun 2012 #18
Yes but some more than others dipsydoodle Jun 2012 #21
Two stage solution: Nihil Jun 2012 #28
the third rail soultion... keep shovel ready may3rd Jun 2012 #75
Change it from obese/thin to first worlders/third worlders 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #31
Between this and the fact that the obese are responsible for a large part of global warming soc7 Jun 2012 #20
you should probably add a sarcasm tag Marrah_G Jun 2012 #26
Go after the overbreeders before the overfeeders Generic Other Jun 2012 #27
Careful. The "overbreeders" are predominately in the third world 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #33
Anyone who refuses to allow birthcontrol, suppresses the information Generic Other Jun 2012 #35
Education, education, education.....and a lil sweat doesn't hurt Inkfreak Jun 2012 #29
The obese *are* food security 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #30
Brilliant Swiftian Satire Strikes Again! Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #37
Yes, er, satire. 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #39
Three words; Shriracha Rooster Sauce. Warren DeMontague Jun 2012 #40
I LOVE that stuff! smirkymonkey Jun 2012 #66
I have no doubt that we will be treating obesity with gene therapy shortly. Exultant Democracy Jun 2012 #34
Our government is who's made everyone sense Jun 2012 #38
"There's no research at all to support the food pyramid. " 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #41
Thanks for the link. I am in the process of healing my ills with the paleo diet. Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #43
Good for you! sense Jun 2012 #93
Kevin Trudeau, is that you? Odin2005 Jun 2012 #87
Tossing angioplasty water balloons Bad_Ronald Jun 2012 #91
People are fat because the large agri-corprorations and genetic-seed makers Dont call me Shirley Jun 2012 #42
Ludicrous tawadi Jun 2012 #44
Agreed FiveGoodMen Jun 2012 #56
Beans and rice, people. Beans and rice. NickB79 Jun 2012 #45
More propaganda sense Jun 2012 #46
Some people simply hate certain farmers products for personal reasons may3rd Jun 2012 #74
Your anti-GMO spamming is 100% fact-free. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #88
Wow. You've taken a college class? sense Jun 2012 #95
Take your spam and shove, it. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #96
Working for pharma are you? sense Jun 2012 #97
Post removed Post removed Jun 2012 #98
Wow. MightyOkie Jun 2012 #101
That's all you've got? sense Jun 2012 #99
The site you posted is a commercial venture. It sells stuff. Hence, spam. 2ndAmForComputers Jun 2012 #105
The site I posted has free information sense Jun 2012 #106
Throwing around the word "education" doesn't make it so. It's a snake oil e-store, nothing more. 2ndAmForComputers Jun 2012 #107
Your objection to education sense Jun 2012 #108
False. laundry_queen Jun 2012 #111
"it takes hundreds of pounds of grain to build a single pound of meat on a cow or hog." 4th law of robotics Jun 2012 #50
That poster is a spammer pimping woo-woo. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #89
Don't hurt me, but didn't Hannity said something similar to that and got clobbered for it? Beacool Jun 2012 #64
Some people eat too much, and some people don't have enough to eat Puzzledtraveller Jun 2012 #49
People are heavier than others for a variety of reasons Nikia Jun 2012 #54
I believe that in almost all cases, bitchkitty Jun 2012 #67
Not true. sense Jun 2012 #77
I wish life was that absolute. bitchkitty Jun 2012 #80
You've done exactly what sense Jun 2012 #81
Your post has been alerted for spam. Odin2005 Jun 2012 #90
Good luck with that. sense Jun 2012 #94
"He will tell you all about what he did to get there and how very unhealthy he was." PoliticAverse Jun 2012 #102
Didn't go there, did you? sense Jun 2012 #103
Better watch out for those potable-water drinkers, too! WinkyDink Jun 2012 #55
Oh, please. BlueIris Jun 2012 #58
Speaking respectfully as a formerly VERY fat man who is now just... Systematic Chaos Jun 2012 #59
Have you thought at all about getting the skin removal surgeries? crimson77 Jun 2012 #104
The UN's population projections are out of touch with reality. GliderGuider Jun 2012 #61
What about those athletes that have to eat a ton of food? Neoma Jun 2012 #62
perhaps a consumption tax based on body fat weight ? may3rd Jun 2012 #68
Beg your pardon? Neoma Jun 2012 #73
When I was a competitive college runner, I easily ate 3000+ calories per day Nikia Jun 2012 #79
Is this for real or a joke? clang1 Jun 2012 #76
Egads!! We obviously need a final solution!!! Bad_Ronald Jun 2012 #83
The HBO doc is worth the watch and obviously NOTHING to do with what the original article proposes clang1 Jun 2012 #84
What crap! I know people who eat way more than me and they are rail thin! Odin2005 Jun 2012 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author silentwarrior Jun 2012 #92
The irony here is that more and more, research on nutrition suggests hedgehog Jul 2012 #113
Ah yes- not only am a breaking the social rules by being a non-attractive female Marrah_G Jul 2012 #114
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