OT: Obesity

[spdrun]

I’m confused by the huge divergence between Engineers and Scientists. Culturally we’re both Smart Nerds.

Stress == obesity. Working for corepirate America instead of in academia or government is more stressful.

[scaredyclassic]

[quote=Blogstar]20.1 % of athletes are obese? Maybe some many fat people just missed their calling. I am not fat I am an unemployed athlete.[/quote]

more likely to have heavily muscled athletes than police officers.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=spdrun]

I’m confused by the huge divergence between Engineers and Scientists. Culturally we’re both Smart Nerds.

Stress == obesity. Working for corepirate America instead of in academia or government is more stressful.[/quote]

Plenty of scientists work in the private sector.

It depends on the kind of engineer. For example a computer engineer might just like computers. He wants to master and command the computer.

A scientist is a person interested in things science. There’s intellectual curiosity, and wanting to understand how the body works. When something is not normal, a scientist wants to find solutions.

[ocrenter]

[quote=FlyerInHi]I just refreshed my BMI knowledge on Wikipedia.

25 is overweight.

The overweight threshold is 22.9 in Hong Kong and Singapore, big cities where people walk a lot.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index%5B/quote%5D

22.9 or under is normal in HK and Singapore because Asians put their weight directly to the center, leading to metabolic disease much earlier than other racial group.

If an Asian guy has a fat face, chances are he’s got fatty liver, diabetes, gout, cholesterol problems and hypertension.

[The-Shoveler]

Hmmmm Donuts LOL..

I am of the school that having a little fat is good, but to be honest one time I got really serious and lost a lot of weight, I felt great, I was taking the stairs three and four rungs a stride.

I need to get on that mind set again.
But as My friend says, I am storing up for when TSHTF and there no food LOL.

[ocrenter]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Hmmmm Donuts LOL..

I am of the school that having a little fat is good, but to be honest one time I got really serious and lost a lot of weight, I felt great, I was taking the stairs three and four rungs a stride.

I need to get on that mind set again.
But as My friend says, I am storing up for when TSHTF and there no food LOL.[/quote]

Again, depends who you are. Northern European ancestry and you can likely get up to BMI of 30 and still be ok.

Asians with BMI of 25 are already in trouble.

[moneymaker]

I could handle bread/rice/water diet but I would have to have butter to go with the bread and rice, preferably Kerrygold butter.

[poorgradstudent]

[quote=spdrun]

I’m confused by the huge divergence between Engineers and Scientists. Culturally we’re both Smart Nerds.

Stress == obesity. Working for corepirate America instead of in academia or government is more stressful.[/quote]

Corporate gigs in science are probably less stressful than corporate engineer jobs. My engineer friends who work for Qualcomm and Friends do seem to work a lot longer hours than those of us in Biotech. Most companies I’ve worked for in biotech pretty much encourage employees to take time during the day to exercise. Not sure if engineer-heavy companies do the same?

There probably is some difference between being glued to a computer all day and spending 50% of one’s time standing and walking in lab.

[The-Shoveler]

[quote=poorgradstudent][quote=spdrun]

I’m confused by the huge divergence between Engineers and Scientists. Culturally we’re both Smart Nerds.

Stress == obesity. Working for corepirate America instead of in academia or government is more stressful.[/quote]

Corporate gigs in science are probably less stressful than corporate engineer jobs. My engineer friends who work for Qualcomm and Friends do seem to work a lot longer hours than those of us in Biotech. Most companies I’ve worked for in biotech pretty much encourage employees to take time during the day to exercise. Not sure if engineer-heavy companies do the same?

There probably is some difference between being glued to a computer all day and spending 50% of one’s time standing and walking in lab.[/quote]

They bring you Cans of Jolt cola and frown if anything less than 10-12 hours daily LOL

Just kidding sort of.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Hmmmm Donuts LOL..
[/quote]

Have you tried the cronuts (croissant/donut). They are popping up everywhere now.

[The-Shoveler]

Not yet but if I run into one I am sure I will try it LOL.

” frown if anything less than 10-12 hours daily”

I think this is why some millennials are slow to launch.

Something the boomers got used to I think. Not sure if a lot of millennials are ready for that reality.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=ocrenter]

22.9 or under is normal in HK and Singapore because Asians put their weight directly to the center, leading to metabolic disease much earlier than other racial group.

If an Asian guy has a fat face, chances are he’s got fatty liver, diabetes, gout, cholesterol problems and hypertension.[/quote]

Kim Jung Un!
I can imagine his personal physician saying “dear leader, we need you forever so please cut down on your drinking and eating”. Answer ” you insolent swine.
Go fetch me a bottle of XO cognac and some French foie gras”.
“Right away dear leader.”

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=The-Shoveler]Not yet but if I run into one I am sure I will try it LOL.
[/quote]

You have to try it. Someone got me some in NY. Not something I would ever do, but for maximum deliciousness, you have to wait in line around the block to eat it fresh.
http://dominiqueansel.com/cronut-101/

[spdrun]

” frown if anything less than 10-12 hours daily”

I think this is why some millennials are slow to launch.

Something the boomers got used to I think. Not sure if a lot of millennials are ready for that reality.

Working hours for salaried jobs were quite a bit shorter in the days of the boomers. And homes were smaller/more tightly packed, so commute times weren’t as fucking horrific either.

[FlyerInHi]

[quote=spdrun]

” frown if anything less than 10-12 hours daily”

I think this is why some millennials are slow to launch.

Something the boomers got used to I think. Not sure if a lot of millennials are ready for that reality.

Working hours for salaried jobs were quite a bit shorter in the days of the boomers. And homes were smaller/more tightly packed, so commute times weren’t as fucking horrific either.[/quote]

You’re suggesting that work hours are root cause for the obesity epidemic. That’s too broad a sweep. Sure, we all want a charmed life with leisure and free time, but we can’t attribute all our failings to the environment.

The real cause of obesity is too much calorie consumption. Period.

A drunk might say “my life is depressing, so I’m drinking my sorrows away.” But ultimately, he had a choice and made it.

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