Ogdred Weary
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Some people would pay good money for that.
Read the Diet Myth by Dr Tim Spector. Good introduction to the science surrounding the microbiemeThere's quite a lot of recent research linking gut flora with weight, the ease of putting it on and the ease of losing it.
We do seem to be edging towards a point where we might be able to say 'healthy gut flora' is 'X' and some foods or types of foods are modifying 'X' leading to problems with weight.
I wouldn't be surprised to see antibiotics being implicated, firstly, obvious, and secondly, (a sample size of '1' I admit), I've had the bad luck to have to take a few prolonged courses of antibiotics and in every instance finishing the antibiotic course lead to a permanent weight gain of some half-a-stone that I couldn't shift.
On the other hand, I'm surprised to see Libya and Saudi Arabia ranked so high ...
From what I can tell, the height is definitely not accurate. This was the average height about 45 years ago. It's taller now.They wank as high as any in Wome.
More seriously, the dimensions of the average twenty-year-old woman in the U.S. recently did duty as a meme-du-jour for the right wing punditry. These were the figures quoted (accurate?)
The average American woman 20 years old and up weighs 170.6 pounds and stands at 63.7 inches (almost 5 feet, 4 inches) tall.And the average waist circumference? It’s 38.6 inches.
As an average, I suspect there are plenty of sensible-sized girls, but about 20% of the total are monstrously obese, which drags those figure northwards.
As an aside, I thought U.S. women were a shade taller than that figure quoted. Perhaps more of the kind of distribution I've suggested for weight, there being plenty of racial diversity.
LOL what nonsense. Everyone knows the fatties are more energy intensive to maintain and clog up the tractor beams during harvesting.
Venice reduces gondola capacity due to heavy tourists
The city of Venice, Italy, is reducing the maximum capacity of its gondolas from six people to five, but the reason isn't related to COVID-19 -- it's an issue of tourists' weight.
Andrea Balbi, the president of Venice's Gondola Association, which oversees the city's 433 licensed gondoliers and 180 substitutes, said the decision was made to reduce the capacity of the boats to ease the strain on the boatmen who propel them. ...
Raoul Roveratto, president of the association of substitute gondoliers, said the weight of passengers can sometimes cause the boats to take on water.
"From some countries, it's like bombs loading on and when [the boat] is fully loaded, the hull sinks and water enters," he told the La Repubblica newspaper. "Going forward with over half a ton of meat on board is dangerous."
They wank as high as any in Wome.
Some people are obese through no fault of their own.New York City passes law barring weight discrimination
During public hearings, supporters cited difficulty navigating seating at restaurants and theatres, getting turned away by landlords, and butting up against weight limits on the city's bike sharing programme.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-65562288
I wonder if statisticly better accomodation of people with obesity will increase the numbers. We limited smoking by making life less inviting for smokers.
You are right ofcourse, but I have the same worry that Yithian stated much better above. We reduced smoking by un-normalizing it. I also think we should not be normalizing unhealthy BMIs. My wife's critique of my belly helps me keep a healthier lifestyleSome people are obese through no fault of their own.
Smokers are completely to blame for their habit.
You are right ofcourse, but I have the same worry that Yithian stated much better above. We reduced smoking by un-normalizing it. I also think we should not be normalizing unhealthy BMIs. My wife's critique of my belly helps me keep a healthier lifestyle
Oh, I agree. I think we've gone too far the other way, with 'fat pride' and 'fat acceptance'.You are right ofcourse, but I have the same worry that Yithian stated much better above. We reduced smoking by un-normalizing it. I also think we should not be normalizing unhealthy BMIs.
I wonder if statisticly better accomodation of people with obesity will increase the numbers. We limited smoking by making life less inviting for smokers.
I sincerely hope I did not offended or hurt you with my remarks above. Ostracism and disrespect is certainly not a solution.My wife and I most of our adult life have been overweight.
Fortunately, we were never discriminated against at our work place, but in social groups it is a different story.
A relation of mine had it done. It went wrong and she was so ill with internal bleeding that she had a near death experience.I have known two people who had their stomachs reduced for weight loss.
I think it made them unhappy people for whatever the reason.