FWD: The Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind

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Greetings Members: Just food for thought from Robert Cohen, The Not Milk Man. The Waist is a Terrible Thing to Mind:Let us consider four different imaginary persons, eacheating the same standard American diet, and each one eating an additional one pound per day of one of four different foods.Consider: We have four human subjects weighing 150 poundsapiece. In order to maintain that same weight, an individual should (on average) eat 2100 calories every day to maintainthat weight. (Given: For every 3500 additional calories an individual consumes over the course of days, weeks,

months,or years, s(/he) will gain one extra pound.)We now add one pound of one of the followingcommodities to each person's daily diet.Apples (100 gm = 48 cal, .13 grams fat, 0 cholesterol)Broccoli (100 gm = 28 cal, .35 grams fat, 0 cholesterol.)Carrots (100 gm = 41 cal, .24 grams fat, 0 cholesterol.)Cheddar (100 gm = 403 cal, 33.14 grams fat, 105 mg cholest.)IN ONE YEAR:The individual eating one pound of apples per day ingests no growth hormones, zero cholesterol, less than 1/2 pound of fat, and gains 22.7 pounds,The individual eating broccoli ingests no growth hormones,zero cholesterol, eats 1 1/4 pounds of fat, gains 13.3 pounds,The individual eating carrots ingests no growth hormones,zero cholesterol, eats just under one pound of fat, gains 19.4 pounds,The individual eating cheddar cheese ingests plenty of growth hormones, of cholesterol, eats 121 pounds of fat,383 pounds

of cholesterol, and gains 191 pounds.Which food do you imagine is most responsible for America'sexpanding obesity rate? In 1970, the average American ateten pounds of cheese per year. In 2005, the average Americanwill eat 31 pounds of cheese. With all things being thesame, food is food and calories are calories, and the morecalories one eats, the more weight one gains. However,all foods are not the same. The dairy group also containsgrowth hormones instructing each cell in the body to grow.As waistlines increase, it becomes less and less easy tocontrol one's own weight. Thanks to dairy, the waist is indeed a terrible thing to mind.Robert Cohenhttp://www.notmilk.com

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