tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post982133672003104498..comments2024-02-12T05:30:13.488-05:00Comments on Fanatic Cook: Weight And BlameBixhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-24353976669264104442011-10-31T13:22:31.645-04:002011-10-31T13:22:31.645-04:00Absolutely gorgeous blog. It's wonderful what...Absolutely gorgeous blog. It's wonderful what people do, their hobbies, their joys.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-2125709751833038642011-10-31T11:57:12.887-04:002011-10-31T11:57:12.887-04:00OMG, I clicked through to Ultima Thule! Being the...OMG, I clicked through to Ultima Thule! Being the winter-lover that I am, imagine my joy in discovering a blog that's entirely about the coldest parts of the world!!!!!!!!! If you go back to the homepage, take a look at the beautiful Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity in Antarctica! The southernmost church in the world! It's beautiful!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-34240928059086761242011-10-31T11:47:19.717-04:002011-10-31T11:47:19.717-04:00You're so right about, say, 30 or 40 years ago...You're so right about, say, 30 or 40 years ago--there was *very* little obesity. Not only did most people eat more rounded meals in moderate portions, but everyone got more physical exercise, just in the course of a normal day. Holy sugar and beans, Batman!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-5994248603169344342011-10-30T04:42:32.335-04:002011-10-30T04:42:32.335-04:00The snow. Holy sugar and beans, the snow. We los...The snow. Holy sugar and beans, the snow. We lost power for hours and hours overnight. I type this with trepidation.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-67290152420603844462011-10-29T14:54:02.993-04:002011-10-29T14:54:02.993-04:00I hear what you're saying. I think personal r...I hear what you're saying. I think personal responsibility plays a role. I like how Brownell said it, that society can create conditions "that support personal responsibility." Taking the positive spin on this, we can make it easier to choose healthier foods, instead of making it easier to choose crap, like the McRib sandwich I'm about to post about.<br /><br /><i>"Default conditions now contribute to obesity, a reality that no amount of education or imploring of individuals can reverse."</i><br /><br />Default conditions ... I think children growing up in this obesogenic environment have it especially hard.<br /><br />When I look at old photos, of my family growing up or really anyone from several decades ago, I don't see the degree of overweight that I do now. Something in the environment is contributing. At the very least, making overly-refined calorie-dense food so cheap and abundant isn't helping.Bixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06263963508785739508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-11064713758157428982011-10-29T11:09:43.627-04:002011-10-29T11:09:43.627-04:00And btw, IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!And btw, IT'S SNOWING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8472697.post-50518163671827049082011-10-29T11:09:11.631-04:002011-10-29T11:09:11.631-04:00But what if you lived in a bustling city or town w...But what if you lived in a bustling city or town w/ shopping centers & other stories where a large variety of foods were available? I'm talking relatively affluent suburban. Believe me, I know, from working at a very upscale farmers' market that sells expensive fresh produce as well as upscale cookies, sodas, ice cream, etc., that the majority of our upscale customers are overweight. It seems to me that *that* is a matter of personal responsibility and making choices. There might be the odd person here and there who has some condition, genetic or otherwise, that predisposes them to adiposity/obesity, but *not* ~80-90% of our customers.Angela and Melindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01595787896658046091noreply@blogger.com