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Fast Food Is Why You’re Fat
- jasonlbaptiste 17y agofalse. adding toppings and shit you don't need is why youre fat and not moderating it. I lost 45 pounds and I often had fast food. The calorie count is what matters. Couple in dedication and consistent exercise.
- tjr 17y agoI was reasonably healthy and fit in college. After five years of sitting at a desk, I realized I became rather unfit, and accordingly I've been on a reduced-calorie diet the past few weeks. I've had quite a bit of fast food, especially Wendy's. Down about 16 pounds so far...
- lurkinggrue 17y agoYou are on that hot new diet of eating less than 2500 calories and exercising?
- jasonlbaptiste 17y agoNot sure if that's sarcastic or some crazy new diet thing exists? I don't really subscribe to those or even read about them. I look at losing weight or gaining it (for bulking) as something very scientific and tailored to ones body. I used to train for bodybuilding, so this isn't just me talking out my ass either. The one constant like all things in life is dedication. Read all the books, buy all the supplements, gym passes,etc. and they won't mean shit without unwavering dedication.
- foulmouthboy 17y agoDid you read the post? It's a commentary on countries that literally eat their food more quickly compared to others.
- steveplace 17y agoI was relieved to see actual data points rather than a bunch of anecdotes.
- smithjchris 17y agoTotal shit. a) BMI is not a good measure of anything. It is based on a flawed methodology [1]. Look at athletes for a concrete example. b) The data they provide is pretty random and is generalised too much by country to be relevant. If it was all people plotted as points it might have some value, but not just countries. Not enough data to be reliable. c) I'm fat and I don't eat any fast food. Everything I eat, I cook. Most of it, I grow! I do scary amounts of exercise. Why am I fat? [1] http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1062684...
- blackguardx 17y agoBMI is not a good measure of how unfit someone is. Incredibly fit people often have high BMIs.
- rue 17y agoNo, BMI should not be used as the sole measurement in some government unhealthiness tax scheme, but is a very good measure in most cases. The "incredibly fit" people with high BMIs already know they are fit.
- blackguardx 17y agoDoes this chart know they are fit?
- btucker 17y agoCorrelation, I'd like to introduce you to Causation. And yes, she's way out of your league.
- memetichazard 17y agoAnd there's not even that much correlation. From the comments on the post, someone did did some calculations and it's about 0.18 - and the line pretty much becomes flat if the US and Mexico are removed.
- scythe 17y agoThere's a more interesting correlation in the graph: five of the six most obese countries have an English-speaking majority. Zero of the others do.
- haseman 17y agoEating food makes you fat. Eating fast food helps. I've lost a fair amount of weight with a calorie counter, it's a pretty simple equation.
- joubert 17y agoFood is fuel. Don't overfuel. Consume fuel that builds lean body mass. Simple equation.
- Mz 17y agoAs a guess, I would bet there are a number of things in terms of both culture and food quality which go into that "number of minutes per day spent eating" data point for each country.
- buugs 17y agoOh thank goodness I thought it was because I ate too much.
- ektimo 17y agoThank goodness, I thought it was because of the cheeseburger waffles... http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/page/21 http://thisiswhyyourefat.com/page/21
- jhawk28 17y agoI think its the ice cream, I don't eat fast food.
- ryne 17y agoI love how Canada somehow spends less time eating out than the US but somehow ends up 10% less obese.