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Originally posted by loca Okay while it is true that some people are extremely fat because of gluttony, you have to understand that some of the people who are obese and over-eat are that way because eating for them is a coping mechanism. I read a study not long ago that proved that eating can be addictive. The gist of it (that i can remember) is that when we eat, we produce dopamine - the neurotransmitter that, among other things, allows us to experience pleasure. The study had found that people who suffer from obesity had defects in the dopaminergic responses to food; which is to say that they needed more food in order to feel "better", much like a drug addict. That study also found that a lot of those people knew of the health problems they were facing but were unable to stop themselves from eating because, as i said, eating is their way of coping with stress in their lives. Now i'm not saying everyone is like that, and i'm not saying it's okay because they're addicts. All i'm saying is don't be so quick to judge, not everyone eats just because they're complete gluttons.

I saw an article in the paper about it. Toronto Star I think. And saw a special about it as well....not fifth estate, but something like that. maybe 20/20.

It showed how the parts of the brain that goveren or are goverened by addiction look identical regardless of the substance/habit. Addiction is addiction.

our newest employee is pretty big (i'd say 300lbs at least)
turns out he's having gastric bypass surgery, as well as subsequent plastic surgery to remove all the excess skin

his weight problems were a result of other health issues, but this guy doesn't eat a lot at all

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Originally posted by FunkyCrew but this guy doesn't eat a lot at all

until he gets home from work...a lot of really big people don't eat much in public bc they feel a sense of embarrasment

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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl until he gets home from work...a lot of really big people don't eat much in public bc they feel a sense of embarrasment

i don't think so
he did pig out with all of us at mandarin
but otherwise he munches on the same stuff we all do, and in about the same amounts

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby Anyways, just thought I should mention that like a month ago I saw another study that says that England is now the most obese nation.

any place that fries its toast has got to be fat.

wtf who fries toast??? ewwww to fried food in general....dont like the shit.

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Originally posted by afterhrsgurl until he gets home from work...a lot of really big people don't eat much in public bc they feel a sense of embarrasment

comments like these are the reason that I wrote that whole post above ^^. You really ought to know, being an adult, that people have very different reasons for weight gain....... and until you go around asking every one of them what their own reasons are, you have no right to assume why they are big. Pretty easy for thin people who may have never had issues with weight, to make assumptions.

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Originally posted by yankeeBaby comments like these are the reason that I wrote that whole post above ^^. You really ought to know, being an adult, that people have very different reasons for weight gain....... and until you go around asking every one of them what their own reasons are, you have no right to assume why they are big. Pretty easy for thin people who may have never had issues with weight, to make assumptions.

ok then let me be more specific....where I work...there are quite a few overweight ppl and i noticed that most of them never eat much during lunch, some of them talked about their weight struggles openly and..said it's not so much that they eat during the day while at work ,school etc...it's when they're at home...that's when it's a struggle for many of them and i saw a report on tv as well referring to what i said earlier..that obese people do tend to feel a sense of shame if they eat more than others while in public...bc they feel as if ppl will look at them and judge them...and i'm not saying ALL BIGGER PEOPLE DO..so don't take it so personal....by the way I understand what u said about many ppl having a naturally slower metabolism and than many bigger ppl might be a lot healthier than some of the naturally skinnier people..can't say i disagree with that

YAY WE WIN

We're the biggest potsmokers AND we're the most obese. Canada's like the Rodney Dangerfield of the entire world.

Hmm.. I'm hungry. Better get to work on helping us keep our record(s).

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Originally posted by loca That study also found that a lot of those people knew of the health problems they were facing but were unable to stop themselves from eating because, as i said, eating is their way of coping with stress in their lives.

Bull. They can eat however much they want, they just have to exercise; these people are lacking discipline on both fronts. It's pure laziness - they'll try any asinine fad diet but heaven forbid they should actually eat less or sweat a little. Many of these same people refuse to cook or clean either. They're true couch potatoes.

Excuses abound. I'm too busy, I can't handle physical activity, blah blah blah. I often spend 12 hours or more a day on some sort of work, and still find time to get some exercise in spite of a severely fucked up shoulder joint. Here's one easy way to make the time: stop watching so much fucking TV. Almost every excuse-maker I know somehow manages to find several hours every week for that particular activity.

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Originally posted by DigiNut Bull. They can eat however much they want, they just have to exercise; these people are lacking discipline on both fronts. It's pure laziness - they'll try any asinine fad diet but heaven forbid they should actually eat less or sweat a little. Many of these same people refuse to cook or clean either. They're true couch potatoes. Excuses abound. I'm too busy, I can't handle physical activity, blah blah blah. I often spend 12 hours or more a day on some sort of work, and still find time to get some exercise in spite of a severely fucked up shoulder joint. Here's one easy way to make the time: stop watching so much fucking TV. Almost every excuse-maker I know somehow manages to find several hours every week for that particular activity.

Right, well i'm glad you are able to come up with your own conclusions in regards to results of a research that people with actual qualifications in regards to the human psyche have found. Of course you know better though, I mean really, these researchers are just wasting their time, go to Diginut for all the answers!

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Originally posted by loca Right, well i'm glad you are able to come up with your own conclusions in regards to results of a research that people with actual qualifications in regards to the human psyche have found. Of course you know better though, I mean really, these researchers are just wasting their time, go to Diginut for all the answers!

According to you, the researchers claim that it's their way of coping with stress and that it's an addiction. Like drugs, or smoking, or whatever. I wasn't arguing with their conclusions. My point was: wow, what a fucking revelation, that they know they shouldn't do it but can't help themselves. Every addiction that doesn't actually involve physiological withdrawal symptoms is, at its root, a lack of self-control.

People have to work to overcome compulsions and addictions. These people don't want to - they'd rather act like helpless victims.

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Originally posted by loca go to Diginut for all the answers!

I'm glad you came to your senses!

mmmmmmm

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Originally posted by me@t k@tie I'm glad you came to your senses!

can't help myself vs. won't help myself

who cares really , if half of you weren't spending your last dollar on drugs you'd be fat too. Canada always ragging on the US. With out George Bush our holy leader your country would be starving.

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Originally posted by emonster4life With out George Bush our holy leader your country would be starving.

hahahhahahahahah

we import from USA as much as we export. USA wouldn't feel too great either if its biggest trading partner wasn't playing along.

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Originally posted by daves mmmmmmm

id kill for that right now... seriously... im so hungry and i just ate fried rice too

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur hahahhahahahahah we import from USA as much as we export. USA wouldn't feel too great either if its biggest trading partner wasn't playing along.

You better check your facts there pal.

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Originally posted by emonster4life You better check your facts there pal.

You're right. I must be forgetting who USA's biggest trading partner is.

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Originally posted by Cosmic Fur hahahhahahahahah we import from USA as much as we export. USA wouldn't feel too great either if its biggest trading partner wasn't playing along.

That's technically true (more or less), but also very misleading. In 2006 we exported about $230 billion worth to the U.S. and imported just over $300 billion, so the dollar amounts are not far off. However - and you'll have to forgive me for quoting ballpark figures from memory because I can't seem to find the exact statistic I'm looking for - over 60% of Canada's imports come from the USA, whereas not much more than 30% of the USA's imports come from Canada.

That actually should make perfect sense given the fact that we import about the same as we export, dollar for dollar; the U.S. trades on a much larger scale than Canada so the same dollar amount will account for a higher portion of our imports than theirs.

We are, however, a net exporter of oil and petro products, which seems to be very important to the Americans right about now.

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Originally posted by DigiNut That's technically true (more or less), but also very misleading. In 2006 we exported about $230 billion worth to the U.S. and imported just over $300 billion, so the dollar amounts are not far off. However - and you'll have to forgive me for quoting ballpark figures from memory because I can't seem to find the exact statistic I'm looking for - over 60% of Canada's imports come from the USA, whereas not much more than 30% of the USA's imports come from Canada. That actually should make perfect sense given the fact that we import about the same as we export, dollar for dollar; the U.S. trades on a much larger scale than Canada so the same dollar amount will account for a higher portion of our imports than theirs. We are, however, a net exporter of oil and petro products, which seems to be very important to the Americans right about now.

Yeah, unfortunately, Canada doesn't have Mexico sitting above it, otherwise I'm sure our import numbers would look a bit different too.

I just laughed at emonster4life because that's such typical high-nosed American attitude of "oh, Canada, where would you be without America?", and I hate it cause the two counties are interdependent, and not just Canada leeching off of USA. If anything, USA is exploiting Canada's exports because they have the advantage of knowing we have no other direct border country with who we could trade with. I'm sure Canada's logging contracts with USA would look hella different if we had another huge country bordering us.

Stop eating fast food you fucking fat fucking fucks.

oh yeah and ride the goddamn bike once in awhile. Seriously, if you're obese it's your own damn fault. No whining.

"yo mamma so fat, when she took a bath she left a ring around the lake."

- Lennypie

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