Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Even today, in hunting/gathering tribes in Africa like the !Kung, the most desirable physical characteristic in a wife is supposed to be large, protruding buttocks, which signifies enough fat reserves to last out a couple of bad years. Cheers Jayanand On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 6:44 PM, Michiel Fokkema <michiel.fokkema at gmail.com>wrote: > It's in our genes. > In the time we were still hunting we learned to eat as much as possible if > there was food. Especially fat beacuse that has the higest caloric value. > The overweight was a reserve for times there was no food or not sufficient > food. This behavior took 10 thousands of years to get into our genes. It > still is there and it is so strong that pure reason is not always enough to > control it. Humans seem to be reasonable beings but most of our behavior is > controlled by our subconscious. Sex and eating two of the more obvious > ones. > Apart from the intake we also exercise less. > It all started when we moved form being hunter/gatheres to farmers. Biggest > mistake mankind ever made. > > Cheers, > > Michiel Fokkema > > On 7 September 2011 14:57, Nathan Wajsman <photo at frozenlight.eu> wrote: > > > Not only US: > > > > > > > http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-11-12/india/28245306_1_obesity-india-and-china-overweight-rates > > > > In fact, the Danish biotech company Novo Nordisk, one of the world's > > leaders in diabetes treatments, sees China and India as the two markets > of > > the future, and increasingly the future is now. > > > > Cheers, > > Nathan > > > > On 7 Sep, 2011, at 9:08 , Jayanand Govindaraj wrote: > > > > > Ted, > > > Well said. It took an effort not to puke at Deep Fried Butter or > > Chocolate. > > > All these ingredients are unhealthy enough on their own without having > to > > > deep fry them. No wonder the US population will be 50% obese in a > > > generation! > > > Cheers > > > Jayanand > > > > > > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 9:39 AM, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > > > > > >> Tina Manley OFFERED: > > >> Subject: [Leica] IMG: Deep Fried Butter on a Stic > > >> > > >> I'm sorry, but I may offend a few of you folks! Quite frankly, "I DO > NOT > > >> CARE!" > > >> I can't imagine people eating this puke generating creating fat bodies > > so > > >> called food! It isn't anything but a slow death sentance! Along with > the > > >> "stuff that tastes good but will kill you fat creating so called > > food!!!" > > >> AND MAKE YOU AS FAT AS A PIGS ASS! > > >> > > >> There isn't any reason human beings could possibly be eating "deep > fried > > >> butter!" For heaven sake get real! These people are going to cost you > > USA > > >> folks millions? Billions? Of dollars to look after them..... No, No > > don't > > >> say insurance, that's also a pot of crap! Just look at the absolute > > commmon > > >> sense stupidity of this. > > >> > > >> One might call them "PIGS ON LEGS!" Never mind.... "Butter on a stic!" > > >> > > >> Tina offered, " Instant heart attack!" Actually that might be, as > > callous > > >> as it may sound? The best thing that could happen to this lot of > > mindless > > >> people!" At least you wouldn't have to spend billions of dollars > caring > > for > > >> them in your limited hospital space! > > >> > > >> > > >> LEICA ANYONE????????????????????????**??????? > > >> > > >> Dr. ted :-( > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> ______________________________**_________________ > > >> Leica Users Group. > > >> See http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug< > > http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for more information > > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Leica Users Group. > > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > > Nathan Wajsman > > Alicante, Spain > > http://www.frozenlight.eu > > http://www.greatpix.eu > > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > > Blog: http://www.nathansmusings.eu > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > -------------------------------------------- > Fokkema Fotografie > www.michielfokkema.com > michiel.fokkema at gmail.com > GSM:+31 (0) 615569576 > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >