Obesity and Global Warming: One Man’s Personal View.
Okay, so enough with what the scientists are saying about ‘obesity and global warming’. I want to hear what the man on the street blogosphere has to say about it all.
Luckily, I’ve found just the man.
Israel over at Fatman Unleashed was ahead of the game on this one. He weighed in on the subject last month with this post ‘Fat People Cause Global Warming: Fat Isn’t Very Green.’
Lately, we have noticed an increasing push for “going green.” We have seen changes in everything from transportation to food preparation to the internet. This got me thinking about how I could make my life greener. My …read more
Fact or Ficton: Obesity is Contributing to Global Warming?
May 19, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Food and Drink, Green Health, Health, Misc., Morning News, Nutrition, Obesity
Okay, don’t shoot the messenger but the word out on the streets is that ‘obesity is to blame for global warming.’
So is there merit to this hypothesis or is it just one more way of laying a guilt trip on those who are overweight?
Let’s look at the facts.
This recent discussion relating obesity to global warming started when The Lancet published a letter by two British scientists that stated the obese population consumes 18% more food energy than the normal weight population. And as a result…
“…more transportation fuel energy will be used to transport the increase mass of the obese population, …read more
Beware the silent Enamel-eating Syndrome.
March 12, 2008 by Liz Lewis
Filed under Diets and Dieting, Drink, Easy Health Tips, Food and Drink, Health, How To, Misc.
Did you know that dental erosion or ’silent enamel-eating syndrome’ is on the rise in the United States (and probably in all Western societies)?
In fact, according the very first dental erosion study conducted in the United States at The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, there is a 30 percentage prevalence rate of among 10 to 14 year olds.
According to Dr. Amaechi, the lead researcher on the study, this is due to increased consumption of products such as sports drinks, various fruit juices, soft drinks, yoghurt, raisins, and candy which “…when consumed in excess…can easily strip the …read more
