Barry Popkin: Why the World Is Fat

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I recently read some books about the bad effects of sugar and flour. No wodner why people are getting fatter these days. The amount of consuming sugar and flour is getting bigger because sugar and refined food themselves make people eat a lot. Therefore, food industries use a lot of sugar and flour in their food in order to make money from consumer's cravings. I totally agree on the sizes of clothes too. It is so funny that size 6 is not size 6 anymore. The fashion industries make the clothes bigger now, so that makes people feel relieved on their bodies and happy to be fit, eventually people buy that clothes =p I learned that reclaiming skinny is important thing to do. I found my skinnycoach recently, so she helped me a lot to change my diet and thoughts. (www.skinnycoach.com) I just follow her meal plans and tips, so I eat healthy, and I feel and look great! I am not a victim of food industries and clothing industires anymore! If you are interested in, check out www.elementalyou.com . Also, I recommen you to read "Sugar Shock!" and "LICK YOUR SUGAR HABIT."

h4725 of CA 4:32PM August 11, 2009

recently read some books about the bad effects of sugar and flour. No wodner why people are getting fatter these days. The amount of consuming sugar and flour is getting bigger because sugar and refined food themselves make people eat a lot. Therefore, food industries use a lot of sugar and flour in their food in order to make money from consumer's cravings. I totally agree on the sizes of clothes too. It is so funny that size 6 is not size 6 anymore. The fashion industries make the clothes bigger now, so that makes people feel relieved on their bodies and happy to be fit, eventually people buy that clothes =p I learned that reclaiming skinny is important thing to do. I found my skinnycoach recently, so she helped me a lot to change my diet and thoughts. (www.skinnycoach.com) I just follow her meal plans and tips, so I eat healthy, and I feel and look great! I am not a victim of food industries and clothing industires anymore! If you are interested in, check out www.elementalyou.com . Also, I recommen you to read "Sugar Shock!" and "LICK YOUR SUGAR HABIT." i

h4725 of CA 4:31PM August 11, 2009

The World Is Fat is a very good book to motivate leaders to adopt a national policy to cut fat in the food eaten at restaurants adn foodstands.
Dr. Roger Qualo.
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Dr. Roger Qualo of NY 3:38PM July 20, 2009

+1

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Thxzhkky of SC 2:36PM July 15, 2009

Sorry, I mispelled the site. noneforyou.net

Adrian Alter DMD of CA 1:44AM May 29, 2009

For all of us who have faced the spector of obesity and fought back, check out the book at noneroryou.net Adrian

Adrian Alter DMD of CA 1:38AM May 29, 2009

Thankyou Barry Popkin for calling attention to the fact that the lust for meat is adding to global warming. Too many people are afraid to say anything against the meat mafia...especially after seeing what happened with Oprah after she had people on her show exposing the filth and contamination that goes on in slaughter houses.
Rock on Barry!

Lilly Tilly 6:25PM March 24, 2009

Yes it is. Animals are raized in factory farms in horrendous torturous conditions. Watch exerpts of "Earthlings" on youtube, if you don't know this already, or if you are in denial. This is just plain WRONG, no matter how one looks at it. And all because of the world's meat addiction.
I am a vegetarian. I am 54 years old, look 40, and have no illness, nor pain. My Doc says my collesterol level is the best she has ever seen (that surprised even me). Am not obsessive about what I eat, (and i do enjoy junk sometimes) but I do know what is healthy and what is not. It really isnt hard to figure out. The typical NA diet is disgusting.
The FDA should re-evaluate what it calls food, because 90% of what is sold in grocery stores is garbage.

Sierra Bloom 6:20PM March 24, 2009

HI I have never been ona boardof any company. However I was on the advisory council of the Danome Institute, which funded preschool and medical nutrition educaiton in the US during my period on th board's advisory council. This was a foundation and not the company.
barry popkin

Barry Popkin of NC 12:46AM February 22, 2009