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I studied this topic a bit in a Food & Culture class last semester and this is the first time I've heard of mutton flaps or turkey tails being a likely culprit
by callmeed 11y ago
I studied this topic a bit in a Food & Culture class last semester and this is the first time I've heard of mutton flaps or turkey tails being a likely culprit with regards to obesity in Pacific Islanders.
My understanding is that most experts put it on (a) the introduction of high-sugar/starch/carb processed foods (after all, isn't that where most experts pin obesity now?) and (b) the "Thrifty Gene" theory:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrifty_gene_hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrifty_gene_hypothesis
- barsonme 11y agoI noticed the article said that 100g of mutton flaps is around 400 kcal. If the average Tongan can or will eat 1kg of mutton flaps per day (like the article says) that's insane and definitely a cause of obesity. (Or, at least should be.) I lift weights 5+ times a week (for about an hour) and if I ate over 4,000 kcals I'd be obese too. I can't imagine that average Tongan exerts enough energy to make up for eating 4,000 kcals worth of mutton flaps.
- throwaway76543 11y agoWhen I was lifting three times a week and running three times a week I would eat much more than that on an average day. If you're working hard to gain muscle you can consume a surprisingly large caloric intake. 4kcal is about right for an average person on a gain diet. Source: http://www.muscleandfitness.com/nutrition/gain-mass/eat-massive-get-massive http://www.muscleandfitness.com/nutrition/gain-mass/eat-mass... At the olympic level some people consume 8kcal/day or more.