-
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Rancid Schnitzel" data-cid="573025" data-time="1460884018">
<div>
<p> You get people gorging a meatball footlong from Subway and a massive smoothy who genuinely think they're eating healthy. I don't know what the answer is. What I do know is that it's a little unfair if I have to pay through the arse for the occasional treat because others can't help themselves.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>Agreed. It's like the proposed minimum alcohol unit price (in wholesalers etc) because some people can't stop themselves from drinking to excess or can't drink responsibly. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>The subway thing is always funny, when you get people ordering double meat and cheese and extra bacon then telling their friends how their diet is going really well and it's easy to stick to. </p>
<p> </p>
<p>It is unsurprising that poorer people eat shittier food though. The wife and I eat a lot of salads for dinners and it always amazes me how expensive it is to buy a bunch of salad ingredients from the supermarket to feed two people. Contrast that to how much food you can get in a $10 special pack of fish and chips from the local takeaway store and it's not hard to see why some people make unhealthier choices. It's the same with the 2 litre coke versus 2 litre bottle of skim milk argument.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Does taxing shitty food help anyone? Not really, people will still eat it. I'll still buy wholesale beers even if the price doubled. Removing GST from fruit and vegetables might be a better incentive to get people to eat healthier. I imagine the cost to the country in lost revenue makes it a fairly undesirable option. </p> -
<p>I don't have much of a sweet tooth and generally eat pretty healthy but every now and then I'll head to drive through KFC/BK as a bit of a treat. I hate sugar drinks and am still surprised at how incredulous the servers are when I ask for a coffee or a water instead. It would be nice if they had healthier drink options, just a shame there is no money in that, maybe there would be if the sugared crap was taxed.</p>
-
<p>looking into the fat thing vs sugar thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>One thing I think most of the studies about food is don't look at is how little exercise we do now opposed to 20 years ago ~ both as adults and kids. I'm the last hold out on my street that hasn't got a snow blower. Hell even snow blowers are get phased out as people are buying small ride on diggers and ride on lawn mowers in the summer. Last summer my kids football coach thought I was evil incarnate as I made my kids walk to and from practice (its 2.5 km) ~ my sons also though I was a bit of a bastard as well. I did tell them to ride a bike ~ but they said it was too difficult carrying helmet and pads ~ I said If I could cycle with a crate of beer balanced on the crossbar when I was at Uni a bit of football gear should be an issue (that got me into trouble with the wife).</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Gary" data-cid="573317" data-time="1460980190"><p>looking into the fat thing vs sugar thing.<br><br>
One thing I think most of the studies about food is don't look at is how little exercise we do now opposed to 20 years ago ~ both as adults and kids. I'm the last hold out on my street that hasn't got a snow blower. Hell even snow blowers are get phased out as people are buying small ride on diggers and ride on lawn mowers in the summer. Last summer my kids football coach thought I was evil incarnate as I made my kids walk to and from practice (its 2.5 km) ~ my sons also though I was a bit of a bastard as well. I did tell them to ride a bike ~ but they said it was too difficult carrying helmet and pads ~ I said If I could cycle with a crate of beer balanced on the crossbar when I was at Uni a bit of football gear should be an issue (that got me into trouble with the wife).</p></blockquote>
Last summer the local American football team practiced before us on the same pitch and about half of some 40 of them were there with bicycles. The pitch is not close to habitable buildings so they all propably rode more than 2km back and forth. -
<p>BEFORE you click on this link, I want you to read the URL of the site and consider things carefully.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Trust me, just read the URL and prepare yourself before clicking:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/'>http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/</a></p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="NTA" data-cid="573546" data-time="1461070954">
<div>
<p>BEFORE you click on this link, I want you to read the URL of the site and consider things carefully.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Trust me, just read the URL and prepare yourself before clicking:</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/'>http://howdovaccinescauseautism.com/</a></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>Unfortunately there's this from the movie De Niro was publicising <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/'>http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Sample quote, </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;">Researcher Stephanie Seneff PhD from MIT says if things continue this way </span><em>“we can predict that by 2032, 80% of the boys born will end up on the autism spectrum. Half the children, 80% of the boys.</em><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;"> </span><em>This is going to be a complete catastrophe if we just let it happen</em><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;">â€.</span></p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="573550" data-time="1461089346"><p>
Unfortunately there's this from the movie De Niro was publicising <a class="bbc_url" href="http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/">http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/</a><br><br>
Sample quote, <br><br><span style="font-family:Roboto;"><span style="font-size:18px;">Researcher Stephanie Seneff PhD from MIT says if things continue this way </span></span><em>“we can predict that by 2032, 80% of the boys born will end up on the autism spectrum. Half the children, 80% of the boys.</em><span style="font-family:Roboto;"></span><em>This is going to be a complete catastrophe if we just let it happen</em><span style="font-family:Roboto;"><span style="font-size:18px;">â€.</span></span></p></blockquote>
<br>
I'm guessing that quote is somewhat out of context. She's referring to a change in the rate of the on set of autism and IF that rate of change that occurred from 2000 to 2010 continues then ...<br><br>
She's not quoted as saying it's caused by vaccination or that it WILL continue ...<br><br>
Personally I blame sugar ... and Islam ... -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="573552" data-time="1461092689"><p>
I'm guessing that quote is somewhat out of context. She's referring to a change in the rate of the on set of autism and IF that rate of change that occurred from 2000 to 2010 continues then ...<br><br>
She's not quoted as saying it's caused by vaccination or that it WILL continue ...<br><br>
Personally I blame sugar ... and Islam ...</p></blockquote>
<br>
Unless she's a pro disease nutter I'd say so, mind you there are cretins who twist the stats to try and show the smallpox and polio vaccine kill more people than would otherwise die if they weren't vaccinated .<br><br>
Wakefield is like a god in the pro disease crowd in the states. Jenny MacCarthy etc help fund and publicise his lunacy -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="573552" data-time="1461092689">
<div>
<p>I'm guessing that quote is somewhat out of context. She's referring to a change in the rate of the on set of autism and IF that rate of change that occurred from 2000 to 2010 continues then ...<br><br>
She's not quoted as saying it's caused by vaccination or that it WILL continue ...<br><br><strong>Personally I blame sugar ... and Islam ...</strong></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>At least we have moved on from Robbie Deans!</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="573552" data-time="1461092689">
<div>
<p>I'm guessing that quote is somewhat out of context. She's referring to a change in the rate of the on set of autism and IF that rate of change that occurred from 2000 to 2010 continues then ...<br><br>
She's not quoted as saying it's caused by vaccination or that it WILL continue ...<br><br>
Personally I blame sugar ... and Islam ...</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>It's not an increase in the rates of Autism, it's an increase in the diagnosis of Autism. You have to understand that Autism is a very wide spectrum, and that the majority of Autistic people have never been diagnosed until recently. We still don't have a great understanding about the condition.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>My wife's sister is Autistic. She is the most honest, logical and pure hearted person I have ever met. My son loves her and she is by far the favourite Aunty. I wouldn't change her for the world.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>These freaks try to scaremonger as if it's some absolutely debilitating disease. Yes it has it's challenges, depending where on the spectrum your child falls, but there is no reason to believe they cannot live happy healthy lives.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>The less bullshit scaremongering and the more actual scientific research into this condition the better. There is no reluctance to talk about this in the scientific community, in fact there are many medical professionals that are doing amazing work in furthering our understanding of it. I cannot express to you how much I despise movies like the above and the people behind them. Incredibly frustrating that people are stupid enough to be fooled by this crap.</p> -
-
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="jegga" data-cid="573550" data-time="1461089346">
<div>
<p>Unfortunately there's this from the movie De Niro was publicising <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/'>http://anhinternational.org/2016/03/23/16295/</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>Sample quote, </p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;">Researcher Stephanie Seneff PhD from MIT says if things continue this way </span><em>“we can predict that by 2032, 80% of the boys born will end up on the autism spectrum. Half the children, 80% of the boys.</em><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;"> </span><em>This is going to be a complete catastrophe if we just let it happen</em><span style="font-family:Roboto, arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:20.8px;">â€.</span></p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Seneff'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Seneff</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>[spoiler] </p>
<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Stephanie_Seneff.jpg/220px-Stephanie_Seneff.jpg" alt="220px-Stephanie_Seneff.jpg"></p>
<p>[/spoiler]</p> -
<p><img src="http://s2.quickmeme.com/img/b4/b45fb6d673a2f967bf91f6cfda3e0a071912172488f574fdf313ff189cdd2ca7.jpg" alt="b45fb6d673a2f967bf91f6cfda3e0a0719121724"></p>
-
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Toddy" data-cid="573622" data-time="1461122073">
<div>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Seneff'>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephanie_Seneff</a></p>
<p> </p>
<p>[spoiler] </p>
<p><img src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Stephanie_Seneff.jpg/220px-Stephanie_Seneff.jpg" alt="220px-Stephanie_Seneff.jpg"></p>
<p>[/spoiler]</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p>Fuck. now I know why that call it a spoiler. My day has been ruined.</p> -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="Gary" data-cid="573317" data-time="1460980190">
<div>
<p>looking into the fat thing vs sugar thing.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>One thing I think most of the studies about food is don't look at is how little exercise we do now opposed to 20 years ago ~ both as adults and kids. I'm the last hold out on my street that hasn't got a snow blower. Hell even snow blowers are get phased out as people are buying small ride on diggers and ride on lawn mowers in the summer. Last summer my kids football coach thought I was evil incarnate as I made my kids walk to and from practice (its 2.5 km) ~ my sons also though I was a bit of a bastard as well. I did tell them to ride a bike ~ but they said it was too difficult carrying helmet and pads ~ I said If I could cycle with a crate of beer balanced on the crossbar when I was at Uni a bit of football gear should be an issue (that got me into trouble with the wife).</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>The biggest problem is that most people are in total denial.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>I'm forever seeing fat people posting photos of themselves in their underwear to prove that they're gorgeous and reams of other fat bastards going "Oh, how gorgeous you are".</p>
<p> </p>
<p>And fat bastards going, "The BMI is complete crap - if it was right, I'd be obese....".</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Well, you are, you fat fluffybunny. As I posted elsewhere, Mark Sayers was an AB midfielder in the 1970s and weighed 71kgs.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Get on a diet!</p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p> </p>
<p>:) </p> -
<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">The BMI is complete crap - if it was right, I'd be obese....although I am no longer in the obese range (was 3 months ago) I sit at the top end of the overweight range.</span></p>
<p> </p>
<p><span style="color:rgb(40,40,40);font-family:helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">I know what you mean though! </span></p> -
I'm back to obese from morbidly so ...<br><br>
I need to lose weight, Happy if the BMI is driving me to do so.<br><br>
Wasn't BMI something developed in the 50s by insurance companies to try and work out the risk of being overweight? Will have to Google. I read it somewhere. -
<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote" data-author="booboo" data-cid="573681" data-time="1461142112">
<div>
<p>I'm back to obese from morbidly so ...<br><br>
I need to lose weight, Happy if the BMI is driving me to do so.<br><br>
Wasn't BMI something developed in the 50s by insurance companies to try and work out the risk of being overweight? Will have to Google. I read it somewhere.</p>
</div>
</blockquote>
<p> </p>
<p>It was developed by Scientists using Science, Scientifically.</p>
Your favourite conspiracy theories