Obesity has become a global issue

[nddons]

Can't figure out why diet drinks get such a bad rap. Some folks just aren't that big on drinking water. Fish do unmentionable things in it. Again, fewer calories in than out and you loose weight. Doesn't matter what kind of calories they are, just affects how hungry you get.



Starches are also getting an unnecessarily bad rap in todays world. Even starches containing refined grains can be eaten in moderation. Despite everything we still crank out the occasional pizza even though was can't stomach the thought of making one out of whole grains. Its pizza! But we only do it once a month or less, so it and of itself won't make us fat.

I knew I liked you, Doctor!

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[Jay Honeck]

That was (apparently) not the case in N. St. Louis. Schnucks just shut down their last store in that area and that's exactly what they claimed..."we are not making money at this location".

Well, their landlord stepped up the the plate a few days later with the what he claimed was the store's financials and disputed Schnucks assertion. The lease was set up with a modest "base rent" and then a bonus rent based on store sales and profits. So he knew exactly how much money Schnucks was making...at least he said he did (this is how Dollar General typically leases too...the more they make, the higher the rent payment).

Who was lying? I don't think it was ever determined because Schnucks refused to release their financials for this store.

Anyone who has ever done business in the inner city quickly learns that there are things more important than making money.

 

[azure]

Agree that moderation is the ticket to weight control -- at least for most of us. Someone way up the thread mentioned that a major barrier to losing weight is getting used to not having that full feeling all the time. I can vouch for that, and I can also vouch that once you get over that potential barrier, it's hard to go back because feeling that full is no longer experienced as pleasant. I've been on both sides of the obesity curve, having been borderline obese 33-odd years ago and overweight (BMI 27.5) just 12 years ago. Today my BMI hovers around 21, and was actually 20.7 this morning, having lost about 3 pounds due to stress over the last week. I use the scale to titrate my food intake, but even without it, I'm not likely to gain much weight over a short time frame, and maybe not at all, as long as I listen to my body. I just can't stand that stuffed feeling any more, and the short-term pleasure of pigging out doesn't make up for it.

And yeah, I drink a fair amount of diet soda...