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Subject: genetics and obesity/sex and society

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pa
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Date Posted: 02/10/05 12:07:13pm
In reply to: pjk 's message, "Re: an ownership society_v1.3.2" on 02/ 9/05 9:37:13pm

>One always hears the word "genetics" mentioned and
>I've also come across articles written by "overweight"
>people that deny obesity per se is the problem, rather
>the quality of food and exercise what we have to
>account for... and that other behaviors are just as or
>more detrimental and that it is prejudicial to single
>out fat people.

this is a great point in the complexity of obesity...I was just talking with a visitor from NY...he had spent several days over in the NW corner of New MEx and was taken aback at the obesity of Native Americans...I pointed out many factors here...disruption of traditional diet replaced by caricature diets of pop culture in dominant culture....evolutionary predisposition to store 'extra' weight compounded by the disruption in the evolutionary significance of this 'storing gene'.

I've always felt this irony in another arena....western sexuality....because of our modern lifestyles/diets/reduced physical labor young girls may be beginning menses much earlier...yet our popular culture almost simultaneously encourages the postponement of reproduction (i.e. postponement of having children) while encouraging a prepubescent sexuality.

pa

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Re: an ownership society_v1.3.2 krz 02/10/05 7:26:26pm

http://www.naafa.org/ (NT) pjk 02/11/05 4:14:10pm

http://www.bigfatblog.com/archives/001489.php -- pa, 02/11/05 4:37:36pm

Re: http://www.bigfatblog.com/archives/001489.php -- pjk, 02/11/05 8:21:22pm

Re: http://www.bigfatblog.com/archives/001489.php -- krz, 02/12/05 8:21:14am

corporeal acts of mercy -- pa, 02/13/05 3:27:43pm

corporeal- [adj]:affecting or characteristic of the body as opposed to the mind or spirit (NT) -- tjm, 02/14/05 10:46:04am

Think tank adds more perspective to obesity issue -- pjk, 02/17/05 3:36:52pm

Re: Think tank adds more ... article -- pjk, 02/17/05 7:50:38pm

...and illegal steroid use is a good idea -- tjm, 02/17/05 9:36:17pm