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August 5, 2010 at 12:51 PM #588012August 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM #587007briansd1Guest
[quote=jpinpb]ocr – in effect, then, we can say Americans are getting fatter b/c they lack happiness and are seeking it through sugar and fat which are cheap, legal and readily available.
[/quote]I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
There’s a huge cultural element to appetite.
If you read novels of the past, you would see that when people were unhappy, they would lose appetite and would lose weight.
Now, when we are sad we grab the brownie tray. I can imagine Bristol Palin wearing her moo-moo and pigging out on Haagan Daz, out of the carton, in front of the TV.
But if you look at other cultures, people still lose appetite when they are sad.
August 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM #587099briansd1Guest[quote=jpinpb]ocr – in effect, then, we can say Americans are getting fatter b/c they lack happiness and are seeking it through sugar and fat which are cheap, legal and readily available.
[/quote]I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
There’s a huge cultural element to appetite.
If you read novels of the past, you would see that when people were unhappy, they would lose appetite and would lose weight.
Now, when we are sad we grab the brownie tray. I can imagine Bristol Palin wearing her moo-moo and pigging out on Haagan Daz, out of the carton, in front of the TV.
But if you look at other cultures, people still lose appetite when they are sad.
August 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM #587633briansd1Guest[quote=jpinpb]ocr – in effect, then, we can say Americans are getting fatter b/c they lack happiness and are seeking it through sugar and fat which are cheap, legal and readily available.
[/quote]I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
There’s a huge cultural element to appetite.
If you read novels of the past, you would see that when people were unhappy, they would lose appetite and would lose weight.
Now, when we are sad we grab the brownie tray. I can imagine Bristol Palin wearing her moo-moo and pigging out on Haagan Daz, out of the carton, in front of the TV.
But if you look at other cultures, people still lose appetite when they are sad.
August 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM #587740briansd1Guest[quote=jpinpb]ocr – in effect, then, we can say Americans are getting fatter b/c they lack happiness and are seeking it through sugar and fat which are cheap, legal and readily available.
[/quote]I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
There’s a huge cultural element to appetite.
If you read novels of the past, you would see that when people were unhappy, they would lose appetite and would lose weight.
Now, when we are sad we grab the brownie tray. I can imagine Bristol Palin wearing her moo-moo and pigging out on Haagan Daz, out of the carton, in front of the TV.
But if you look at other cultures, people still lose appetite when they are sad.
August 5, 2010 at 1:01 PM #588047briansd1Guest[quote=jpinpb]ocr – in effect, then, we can say Americans are getting fatter b/c they lack happiness and are seeking it through sugar and fat which are cheap, legal and readily available.
[/quote]I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
There’s a huge cultural element to appetite.
If you read novels of the past, you would see that when people were unhappy, they would lose appetite and would lose weight.
Now, when we are sad we grab the brownie tray. I can imagine Bristol Palin wearing her moo-moo and pigging out on Haagan Daz, out of the carton, in front of the TV.
But if you look at other cultures, people still lose appetite when they are sad.
August 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM #587127jpinpbParticipant[quote=briansd1]
I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
[/quote]I’m not condining it. Just theorizing. I think it’s a given that certain foods raise serotonin. For people who want that “high” however fleeting, they will eat to feel better (and continue to eat perpetually to feel good). It is a chemical reaction in the body and I understand this. And it can be addicting, just like any drug that reacts w/the body.
August 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM #587219jpinpbParticipant[quote=briansd1]
I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
[/quote]I’m not condining it. Just theorizing. I think it’s a given that certain foods raise serotonin. For people who want that “high” however fleeting, they will eat to feel better (and continue to eat perpetually to feel good). It is a chemical reaction in the body and I understand this. And it can be addicting, just like any drug that reacts w/the body.
August 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM #587753jpinpbParticipant[quote=briansd1]
I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
[/quote]I’m not condining it. Just theorizing. I think it’s a given that certain foods raise serotonin. For people who want that “high” however fleeting, they will eat to feel better (and continue to eat perpetually to feel good). It is a chemical reaction in the body and I understand this. And it can be addicting, just like any drug that reacts w/the body.
August 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM #587860jpinpbParticipant[quote=briansd1]
I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
[/quote]I’m not condining it. Just theorizing. I think it’s a given that certain foods raise serotonin. For people who want that “high” however fleeting, they will eat to feel better (and continue to eat perpetually to feel good). It is a chemical reaction in the body and I understand this. And it can be addicting, just like any drug that reacts w/the body.
August 5, 2010 at 4:08 PM #588169jpinpbParticipant[quote=briansd1]
I’m not sure about that. In my mind, it’s a cop-out to avoid responsibility.
[/quote]I’m not condining it. Just theorizing. I think it’s a given that certain foods raise serotonin. For people who want that “high” however fleeting, they will eat to feel better (and continue to eat perpetually to feel good). It is a chemical reaction in the body and I understand this. And it can be addicting, just like any drug that reacts w/the body.
August 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM #587277CBadParticipantHas anyone heard about Slim Chips? They are chips made out of edible paper at almost zero calories. They are supposedly going to be sold online this fall here for $10/bag:
http://www.hafsteinnjuliusson.com/index.php?/projects/slim-chips/
I wonder what health problems will stem from people gorging on those?
August 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM #587369CBadParticipantHas anyone heard about Slim Chips? They are chips made out of edible paper at almost zero calories. They are supposedly going to be sold online this fall here for $10/bag:
http://www.hafsteinnjuliusson.com/index.php?/projects/slim-chips/
I wonder what health problems will stem from people gorging on those?
August 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM #587903CBadParticipantHas anyone heard about Slim Chips? They are chips made out of edible paper at almost zero calories. They are supposedly going to be sold online this fall here for $10/bag:
http://www.hafsteinnjuliusson.com/index.php?/projects/slim-chips/
I wonder what health problems will stem from people gorging on those?
August 5, 2010 at 11:05 PM #588010CBadParticipantHas anyone heard about Slim Chips? They are chips made out of edible paper at almost zero calories. They are supposedly going to be sold online this fall here for $10/bag:
http://www.hafsteinnjuliusson.com/index.php?/projects/slim-chips/
I wonder what health problems will stem from people gorging on those?
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