Chemicals That Make You Fat

[zalinda]

February 11, 2010 6:24 AM

Stephen Perrine, author of "The New American Diet," spoke to Harry Smith about certain chemicals found in common foods called "obesogens" and how they play a role in the American obesity crisis.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=6197433n&tag=cbsnewsSectionContent.1

And they wonder why the poor are obese.

zalinda

[KittyWampus]

1. synopsis: pesticides on permeable skin produce, growth hormone laden beef, BPA leached from plastic

packaging.

All mimic estrogen by slowing or diminishing metabolism and encouraging weight gain.

[Lorien]

5. One thing they didn't mention; increased estrogen or any hormonal imbalance

can cause hypothyroid disease and adrenal fatigue-both of which effect metabolism and are linked to depression, congestive heart failure, low or high blood pressure, diabetes, osteoporosis, insomnia, anxiety, infertility, "brain fog" and a whole host of other illnesses and disorders. Bad for us, great for Big Pharma.

[kimmerspixelated]

9. Bingo!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

10. People have suffered from hypothyroidism for many centuries.

But it's more common now, because autoimmune diseases are more common now, due to all the toxic chemicals we ingest that they don't tell us about.

[Lorien]

40. It's even far more common than most people realize

"fibromyalgia" (which I was diagnosed with 30 years ago) and "chronic fatigue syndrome" are both the symptoms of either untreated hypothyroid or adrenal fatigue. Pre 1970, if a person came into a doctor complaining of chronic exhaustion, muscle and joint pain, depression, brain fog, memory problems, etc. the doctor would put the patient on natural dessicated thyroid or HC and watch to see if the symptoms improved. Now the doctors order a pituitary gland test which big pharma INSISTS is 100% correct in detecting hypothyroid, and they don't even bother with the 24 hour cortisol test that could detect adrenal fatigue or Addison's disease: http://www.stopthethyroidmadness.com/ . The doctors may mean well; it's big pharma that's convinced them that their tests are infallible. So more and more people get sick, many even die from it, others waste decades of their lives feeling horrible, fighting weight gain and depression and never enjoying much at all...all because of a global sham devised to give Big pharma millions of new patients for "chronic illnesses" that are nothing more than symptoms from a very treatable disease. And you won't hear the MSM talking much about it. It's too profitable to keep us all hooked on their drugs, products, and news programs touting the newest diets, pain or depression treatments.

[Quantess]

11. Also linked to man-boobs.

[8 track mind]

24. Moobs n/t

[City of Mills]

2. Obese-ogens?

I'm sorry, this comes across like an Onion news video...they don't really even explain what "Obesogens" are, they are apparently just chemicals in food which act like estrogen and lower testosterone levels, and you can 'avoid' them by eating foods with non-permeable skin, organic foods, grass-fed cattle and tuna in bags rather than plastic lined tins.

OK.

got it!

[Quantess]

12. All those hormones that are fed to meat animals to make them meatier...

The person who eats the meat also ingests the hormones that cause weight gain. It's not that difficult to see the "obesogen" connection with animal products.

As for the other "obesogens", I agree that while some of the additives and chemicals seem harmful or unhealthy, it's harder to see why they would cause weight gain. Cancer and heart disease, sure. But weight gain? Maybe.

[Lorien]

3. Not only the poor, but anyone who can't afford organics and fresh foods

once again bucking Mother Nature comes back to bite us.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

4. Chemicals that make you fat:

Sugars
Carbohydrates
Fats
Oils

[CTyankee]

6. Yup, but they only make you fat if you don't eat a healthy diet.

Right?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

7. Yup.

[Skittles]

13. I eat all those and I'm not fat

it's not that simple

[CTyankee]

14. So do I. So do most people on the planet. The point is that

people can eat skewed amounts of these quantities and that, along with a sedentary lifestyle, cause obesity. I eat fats and carbs, but I eat whole grain pasta with clam sauce, olive oil, garlic and flat leaf parsley. It is probably much fewer in calories or fat grams than a large bag of Doritos. Alongside the salad I serve with it (with olive oil and wine vinegar dressing) calorie for calorie it is a healthful and delicious dinner.

[Skittles]

15. I prefer a big bag of Doritos and 80 mins exercise a day

yup; that is my style

[CTyankee]

17. Good lord, why? When you can eat good food that tastes great?

I don't understand...is it because you are deprived of really good cuisine where you live?

[Skittles]

26. I work 12 hour shifts, alone, all night

I find it easier to eat out of vending machines (and by the way, just the thought of pasta and clam sauce makes me feel nauseated)

[Pithlet]

28. Not good enough, Skittles.

You are fodder for the ever growing Great Internet Comment/Message Board Smug Superiority Machine. Included is anyone who's ever had a donut or dorito graise their lips. The Food Police Know The One True Way and The Light Of Nutrition a And You Cannot Question. You are dooooooooooooomed!

[Skittles]

29. maybe if I eat healthier I can swim across lakes and run for 5 miles

oh wait, I already do that, at age 52, after eating cheeseburger and fries :rofl:

[Pithlet]

30. I love cheeseburgers. And my BMI is 22!

We're going to give someone a heart attack. :rofl:

[Skittles]

32. 21.1 here

currently noshing on a Butterfinger :rofl:

[CTyankee]

38. Oh, I'm so sorry! Have you ever tried pasta with clam sauce?

I guess if you are not familiar with the food you would be repelled. I was that way with raw oysters. Now they are a supreme delicacy to me; I prefer the briny ones, with a dollop of lemon juice, the Prince Edward Island ones excelling.

Sigh, this is why I love to travel to Italy and Spain whenever I get the chance...the respect they have for seafood, fresh everything and they insist on it, washed down with their lovely wines...mmm, I'm getting hungry and it's only 9 am!

[Pithlet]

18. Uh uh

You'll really get the food police all in a kerfuffle, now. This should be fun!

[CTyankee]

21. Please tell me why good food that tastes great isn't "okay."

That defies reason.

[Pithlet]

25. Is that what I said?

No. It isn't what I said.

[Skittles]

27. hilarious, isn't it Pithlet?

:rofl:

[CTyankee]

39. Tell ya what, Skittles (you are what you eat?).

I'll be thinking about you and your wonderful vending machine cuisine when I am in Florence chowing down on bistecca fiorentina cut from the prized chianina breed...uh, no maybe I won't...

As the saying goes "Living well is the best revenge." :rofl:

Ciao e va bene!

[Lorien]

41. But you're not a member of the Canary Club

Every body is not identical. What works for you might level someone else. If I even eat a handful of Doritos I get headaches, body aches, digestive problems, and feel so tired that I'll end up sleeping for 16 hours straight. My system can't handle the chemicals and preservatives. Yours can. It's not a one size fits all world.

[lazarus]

31. yeah, but

you get plenty of exercising kicking people's asses. :hi:

[Skittles]

33. I was donating blood; blood pressure was 90/50

blood tech said to me, "You must be a very calm person." OMG. :rofl:

[lazarus]

34. heh

How wrong can a person be?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

36. Yes, but you don't eat as much as people who are fat.

It's that simple.

[Skittles]

37. and you know this - how?

[ddeclue]

8. If by "chemicals" you mean too eating too much food.. you're right..

Eat less, exercise more..

I've lost 15 pounds since Christmas.

[DevonRex]

19. Of course that's part of it. Even a really big part. But let's try to maximize

the effect that exercise and healthy eating habits will have. No harm in arming ourselves with the best information, right?

That is SO great that you've done so well, and in such a short amount of time! I'm very proud to say that I've lost a considerable amount of weight myself and all I do is walk. I started at less than 30 minutes and within a couple of months built up to at least an hour a day and if I can do it outside I walk up to 2 hours if I have the time, like on weekends.

Oddly, it's more difficult now to watch my intake since my appetite has increased so much with the exercise. It means that I absolutely cannot have any unhealthy food in the house. There are times I'm so hungry that I'd probably grab the first thing in the pantry. That wouldn't be good if the first thing happened to be peanut butter and jelly or something. :) Right now Mineola tangelos are my favorite snack. Easy to peel so they're quick and they're good for you.

[stillwaiting]

20. Congrats on your weight loss! That's really strong results!

Hope you reach your goal whatever that may be.

I've lost 15 lbs. of muscle mass over the past two months due to being unable to work out because of several different events. I HOPE that my sinus infection is just about gone (it has lingered for three weeks and completely sapped my energy).

I should be able to start lifting weights again soon and I'll re-start consuming more calories again once the workouts resume. It's a battle to gain weight, but one that I succeed with when consistently eating right and lifting weights. Consistency is critical to success.

Keep it up!

:)

[ddeclue]

22. strength training/weight training is the majority of what I do with some treadmill walking.

building muscle mass means you burn more calories all the time, not just when you are exercising.

[jdp349]

23. Yeah, I put 20lbs of muscle on my frame a few years back

after I lost a considerable amount of weight, I think I eat a lot more now than I did when I was obese haha.

[Luciferous]

35. Congrats, that's great!

[Lorien]

42. You didn't even watch the video

and you don't understand the science, so enough with the predictable smugness. there's little difference between the "but I can eat ANYTHING and don't gain weight" crowd, the "but I lost weight the traditional way, and I'm never sick"! crowd and the "but it's snowing so that disproves global warming" gits. If your testosterone levels suddenly dropped or your thyroid function slowed down you could eat 800 calories a day and not drop a pound. Google it.

[DevonRex]

16. For folks who have Costco nearby, you can get organic ground beef there

for much less than you can at the regular stores. We got some on Sunday and tried it yesterday. It was amazingly good. And let me tell you, I am super picky about ground beef.