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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:18 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default air conditioning may be making us fat

Never thought of it but almost certainly hot weather
reduces one's appetite, probably a natural reaction
to reducing unneeded calorie intake. One "naturally"
consumes more fruit and salades, drinks more water
etc. Cold weather tends to drive people towards
heavier higher calorie food.

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Sleep loss, air conditioning may be making us fat

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Super-sized" fast food meals and TV time
shouldn't take all the blame for the U.S. obesity problem, according to a
research review published Tuesday.

In fact, a group of researchers contend, a number of aspects of modern
living -- from lack of sleep to exposure to environmental chemicals to
living with air conditioning -- may be feeding Americans' weight woes.

Writing in the International Journal of Obesity, they argue that obesity
research and prevention efforts need to look beyond the "Big Two" -- food
industry practices, like beefed-up portion sizes and added sugar; and
reduced physical activity from factors such as cuts in school gym classes.

That's not to say that diet and exercise aren't important, said report
co-author Dr. David B. Allison of the University of Alabama at Birmingham

However, he told Reuters Health, the evidence linking obesity to food
industry marketing and lack of gym class is circumstantial.

It's equally plausible that a range of other factors are also involved,
Allison and his colleagues point out.

Lack of sleep is one, they say. Research in animals and humans suggests that
chronic sleep deprivation boosts appetite and eating, and studies also show
that U.S. adults and children are sleeping less than they used to. In recent
decades, adults have gone from sleeping for an average of 9 hours to about 7
hours, the researchers point out.

There is also evidence that industrial chemicals that act as endocrine
disruptors may increase body fat. These chemicals, which are used in
products such as pesticides and plastics, alter hormonal activity when they
get into the body. Studies suggest that people have been increasingly
exposed to these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.

Another factor potentially weighing Americans down is air conditioning. The
body burns calories when forced to regulate its own temperature and, Allison
noted, people tend to eat less in hot, humid weather.

He and his colleagues cite 10 potential obesity risk factors in all,
including: increased rates of older mothers, whose children may be more
prone to excess weight gain; a range of medications, such as
antidepressants, which can promote weight gain; and a decrease in smoking
rates, because people often gain weight when they quit and the absence of
nicotine, an appetite suppressant.

No one is suggesting that people should stop taking their prescriptions,
keep smoking or swelter in the July sun, according to Allison. When it comes
to any one person's weight, he said, "what ultimately matters is calorie
intake and calorie expenditure."

That means diet and exercise is still key.

But, Allison argued, researchers and policymakers should be "open-minded"
about the potential contributors to the obesity problem and not assume that
the answer lies in simple fixes like ridding schools of vending machines or
installing sidewalks in the suburbs to encourage walking.

SOURCE: International Journal of Obesity, June 27, 2006 online.

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Old June 28th, 2006, 08:34 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Earl Evleth wrote:
Never thought of it but almost certainly hot weather
reduces one's appetite, probably a natural reaction
to reducing unneeded calorie intake. One "naturally"
consumes more fruit and salades, drinks more water
etc. Cold weather tends to drive people towards
heavier higher calorie food.


I work in an air conditioned office but neither I or my colleagues are
fat.
The only fatties I know arrive from the USA for meetings.
Does this mean that American AC contains more calories than European AC
?

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Old June 28th, 2006, 08:48 AM posted to rec.travel.europe
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On 28/06/06 9:34, in article
, "The Singing Nun"
wrote:

Does this mean that American AC contains more calories than European AC
?



They cool more. The US is a country you can freeze to death
during the summer.

Traveling here in the summer requires a sweater for indoor wear.

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Old June 28th, 2006, 04:34 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Posting no-topic articles certainly makes people fat too...so Earl
Evleth must be a very fat pig now!

And no.....I'm not fat at all

Jacqueline
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Old June 28th, 2006, 06:10 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Jacqueline wrote:
Posting no-topic articles certainly makes people fat too...so Earl
Evleth must be a very fat pig now!

And no.....I'm not fat at all


just dumb ()

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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:06 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Never thought of it but almost certainly hot weather reduces one's
appetite,


More horsecrap. The American South is very hot and humid in the
summer and anyone can see fat people are and have been plentiful.
People are fatter because:
- We smoke less: smoking is a known appetite reducer
- We exercise less: in past years jobs required great exertion
- We walk less: this is especially true in the USA where no one walks
anywhere, we just drive to our destination (people in Europe are
generally thinner due to the requirement to walk to public transport)
- We do not care what we look like: this is especially true in the USA,
as witnessed by the large number of fatties wearing sweat clothes;
look at cities like Paris, where looking good is the thing to do
- We are served large portions, once again very true in the USA
- We eat empty calories, i.e. fast food


Pete


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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:28 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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On 28 Jun 2006 10:10:32 -0700, "The Singing Nun"
wrote:


Jacqueline wrote:
Posting no-topic articles certainly makes people fat too...so Earl
Evleth must be a very fat pig now!

And no.....I'm not fat at all


just dumb ()


Not as dumb as you are, monkey!
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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:33 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Earl Evleth writes:

Another factor potentially weighing Americans down is air conditioning. The
body burns calories when forced to regulate its own temperature and, Allison
noted, people tend to eat less in hot, humid weather.


A more likely explanation is that climates that require air
conditioning are so hot that one cannot really get any exercise.
Instead, one stays indoors and sedentary in order to stay cool.

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Old June 28th, 2006, 07:53 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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On 28/06/06 20:33, in article ,
"Mxsmanic" wrote:

Instead, one stays indoors and sedentary in order to stay cool.


I don't remember seeing overweight people in Ghana. No air conditioning.

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Old June 28th, 2006, 08:12 PM posted to rec.travel.europe
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Default air conditioning may be making evleth fat

You are fat without a/c and you are really a bore
Go bakk on your gory death group stupid ass.

"Earl Evleth" a écrit dans le message de news:
...
Never thought of it but almost certainly hot weather
reduces one's appetite, probably a natural reaction
to reducing unneeded calorie intake. One "naturally"
consumes more fruit and salades, drinks more water
etc. Cold weather tends to drive people towards
heavier higher calorie food.

****







Sleep loss, air conditioning may be making us fat

By Amy Norton

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Super-sized" fast food meals and TV time
shouldn't take all the blame for the U.S. obesity problem, according to a
research review published Tuesday.

In fact, a group of researchers contend, a number of aspects of modern
living -- from lack of sleep to exposure to environmental chemicals to
living with air conditioning -- may be feeding Americans' weight woes.

Writing in the International Journal of Obesity, they argue that obesity
research and prevention efforts need to look beyond the "Big Two" -- food
industry practices, like beefed-up portion sizes and added sugar; and
reduced physical activity from factors such as cuts in school gym classes.

That's not to say that diet and exercise aren't important, said report
co-author Dr. David B. Allison of the University of Alabama at Birmingham

However, he told Reuters Health, the evidence linking obesity to food
industry marketing and lack of gym class is circumstantial.

It's equally plausible that a range of other factors are also involved,
Allison and his colleagues point out.

Lack of sleep is one, they say. Research in animals and humans suggests
that
chronic sleep deprivation boosts appetite and eating, and studies also
show
that U.S. adults and children are sleeping less than they used to. In
recent
decades, adults have gone from sleeping for an average of 9 hours to about
7
hours, the researchers point out.

There is also evidence that industrial chemicals that act as endocrine
disruptors may increase body fat. These chemicals, which are used in
products such as pesticides and plastics, alter hormonal activity when
they
get into the body. Studies suggest that people have been increasingly
exposed to these chemicals through the food chain in recent decades.

Another factor potentially weighing Americans down is air conditioning.
The
body burns calories when forced to regulate its own temperature and,
Allison
noted, people tend to eat less in hot, humid weather.

He and his colleagues cite 10 potential obesity risk factors in all,
including: increased rates of older mothers, whose children may be more
prone to excess weight gain; a range of medications, such as
antidepressants, which can promote weight gain; and a decrease in smoking
rates, because people often gain weight when they quit and the absence of
nicotine, an appetite suppressant.

No one is suggesting that people should stop taking their prescriptions,
keep smoking or swelter in the July sun, according to Allison. When it
comes
to any one person's weight, he said, "what ultimately matters is calorie
intake and calorie expenditure."

That means diet and exercise is still key.

But, Allison argued, researchers and policymakers should be "open-minded"
about the potential contributors to the obesity problem and not assume
that
the answer lies in simple fixes like ridding schools of vending machines
or
installing sidewalks in the suburbs to encourage walking.

SOURCE: International Journal of Obesity, June 27, 2006 online.



 




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