Is corn making us fat?
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It's been proven by studies that when the economy is in bad shape, people actually get more overweight. Sounds weird right? But the truth is that when the money is tight and food is expensive, people buy cheap. Cheap = processed, low quality foods. People buy less produce, more "boxed" stuff, less juice and more fruit "drinks", etc.
O rly? Did obesity run rampant during the Great Depression?
I don't know about the economy in general, but having done a lot of nutrition counseling in low income communities, the poor definitely have a tougher time eating healthy for a variety of reasons.0 -
^ LOLWe do not eat corn in any way shape or form at my house because of corn allergies. This has been true for the past 20 years. We do not have an over skinny issue at our house.0 -
It's been proven by studies that when the economy is in bad shape, people actually get more overweight. Sounds weird right? But the truth is that when the money is tight and food is expensive, people buy cheap. Cheap = processed, low quality foods. People buy less produce, more "boxed" stuff, less juice and more fruit "drinks", etc.
O rly? Did obesity run rampant during the Great Depression?
I don't know about the economy in general, but having done a lot of nutrition counseling in low income communities, the poor definitely have a tougher time eating healthy for a variety of reasons.
That they do, however they can opt for healthier foods which tend to be more expensive than calorically dense "junk" foods but choose not to. So is it simply a product of having less money that leads to obesity or combined with not forgoing let's say cable/cell pones etc in favor of healthier items, lack of effort to cook meals and trying to be more active? I suppose you can make a case that they also lack access aka the so called "food deserts" in inner cities, but caloric balance will still govern weight gain or loss.0 -
Until your diet consists of corn only, I don't think there is a very good argument here.0
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Alarmist posts like this make me giggle.
Glad to be a Food/Culinary Science major. I study food processing and all these "evil" foods every day.0 -
Many things make us fat mainly overeating and zero physical activity probably the main reason. And yes there are many contributing factors such as a cheese burger is 1.00 and a healthy salad will cost you 4 dollars the list goes on and on. Junk food is cheap so ppl buy it. Especially people with less income. And theres the ignorant (I was one of them) did not really realize what a 2000 or 2500 calorie diet was or even how to go about it. If anything Ignorance makes us fat. At least it did me.0
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Alarmist posts like this make me giggle.
Glad to be a Food/Culinary Science major. I study food processing and all these "evil" foods every day.
how U doin?
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We do not eat corn in any way shape or form at my house because of corn allergies. This has been true for the past 20 years. We do not have an over skinny issue at our house.
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I'm convinced. I'm giving up corn.
There's no corn in corn tortillas or cornbread or corn on the cob is there? I mean, that's just the name, right?0 -
I do think that we are missing out on some micro-nutrients by eating corn-fed beef instead of grass-fed, but there is a lot more farmers going back to feeding their cattle grass so it's available in the market for people who choose it. But corn alone is not responsible for obesity.0
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I do think that we are missing out on some micro-nutrients by eating corn-fed beef instead of grass-fed, but there is a lot more farmers going back to feeding their cattle grass so it's available in the market for people who choose it. But corn alone is not responsible for obesity.
Grass fed beef is not available everywhere. I've checked every store within a wide area of my home and couldn't find it. The internet is the only place to get it. And it's darn expensive.0 -
Couldn't we just make up the difference by eating grass?
I had a brownie recipe somewhere around here.........0 -
EDIT: Corn DID use my manparts for something and it was unpleasant. But that was a while back.
I remember that incident very vividly!
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We do not eat corn in any way shape or form at my house because of corn allergies. This has been true for the past 20 years. We do not have an over skinny issue at our house.
Same here. Anyone who thinks they have cut corn out of their diet do a search on hidden sources of corn. It is in virtually every processed food. Very hard to avoid.0 -
We do not eat corn in any way shape or form at my house because of corn allergies. This has been true for the past 20 years. We do not have an over skinny issue at our house.
Same here. Anyone who thinks they have cut corn out of their diet do a search on hidden sources of corn. It is in virtually every processed food. Very hard to avoid.
Very easy to avoid if you don't eat processed foods. Shop the perimeter of the store and buy grass fed beef (when possible). I went shopping yesterday and nothing I bought had corn in it....I did put some corn starch in my fajita seasoning for dinner last night, but only as a thickening agent.
Anywho, I don't think it's corn that's making us fat, but superfluous quantities of processed foods. Learn to cook, buy fresh or frozen fruits and veggies and things will start moving in the right direction.0 -
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I'd say too much food and too little movement is making us fat.
A number of civilizations owe their survival to corn. It is not in and of itself a bad thing - far from it.0 -
Corn is making us fat. End of story. Do a tiny bit of research on the subject and it's overwhelmingly obvious. Look at corn use and weight gain in the 60's and 70's when corn syrups started replacing natural sugar. Look at the weight gain of the nation since "Low fat, high sugar" became the big weight loss craze. (Funny that all the low fat programs always came with, "Exercise required, active healthy lifestyle to lose weight", etc etc. heh I lost over 150lbs sitting on my *kitten* eating bacon and steak.) In closing, denying it is like denying the evolution theory.I'd say too much food and too little movement is making us fat.
A number of civilizations owe their survival to corn. It is not in and of itself a bad thing - far from it.
There are SO many studies out there that disprove this notion. The amount of food we eat has not really increased that much at all for the average american. Neither has the amount of exercise we get. Aside from that, exercise is not all that important in weight loss (not talking about toning, bulking, etc.). Some say 10%, but i'd give it 5% at best. What has changed, is our diets. What we eat, not how much of it we eat.0 -
Paleo/primal = ftw.0
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Ummm I think we are fat because we eat too much and move too little.....0
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I don't know about corn making people fat. I don't really like walking around in fear of food, but I saw a dude eat a pot full of spaghetti with a twenty-five ounce stake, and he didn't bat an eye. I would say eating like that made him fat. He talked about doing some push-ups to work it off, but he decided to play basketball instead. He broke his knee, and ended up in a cast for a long long time. He's about 325 pounds now. True story.0
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chocolate ice-cream is making me fat0
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I like corn.0
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I wouldnt say corn is unhealthy as a food alone, but like with all things.. in moderation.0
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Paleo/primal = ftw.
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chocolate ice-cream is making me fat
Well I dunno about all YOU people, but it sure is making ME fat...0 -
There are SO many studies out there that disprove this notion. The amount of food we eat has not really increased that much at all for the average american. Neither has the amount of exercise we get. Aside from that, exercise is not all that important in weight loss (not talking about toning, bulking, etc.). Some say 10%, but i'd give it 5% at best. What has changed, is our diets. What we eat, not how much of it we eat.
Would you be so kind as to provide some links to those studies?0 -
Corn is making us fat. End of story. Do a tiny bit of research on the subject and it's overwhelmingly obvious. Look at corn use and weight gain in the 60's and 70's when corn syrups started replacing natural sugar. Look at the weight gain of the nation since "Low fat, high sugar" became the big weight loss craze. (Funny that all the low fat programs always came with, "Exercise required, active healthy lifestyle to lose weight", etc etc. heh I lost over 150lbs sitting on my *kitten* eating bacon and steak.) In closing, denying it is like denying the evolution theory.I'd say too much food and too little movement is making us fat.
A number of civilizations owe their survival to corn. It is not in and of itself a bad thing - far from it.
There are SO many studies out there that disprove this notion. The amount of food we eat has not really increased that much at all for the average american. Neither has the amount of exercise we get. Aside from that, exercise is not all that important in weight loss (not talking about toning, bulking, etc.). Some say 10%, but i'd give it 5% at best. What has changed, is our diets. What we eat, not how much of it we eat.
STUDIES PEOPLE....STUDIES!!!0 -
There are SO many studies out there that disprove this notion. The amount of food we eat has not really increased that much at all for the average american. Neither has the amount of exercise we get. Aside from that, exercise is not all that important in weight loss (not talking about toning, bulking, etc.). Some say 10%, but i'd give it 5% at best. What has changed, is our diets. What we eat, not how much of it we eat.
Would you be so kind as to provide some links to those studies?
Inb4 Lustig alarmist video that neglects dosage and context.....0 -
Corn and wheat are primary ingredients in most of our food, this dates back to just after the great depression when farmers and scientist got together to figure out how to boost food production and storage. If you do some research you will find that since this was done our waist lines have continued to grow and grow due to the abundance of food, it is a proven fact.
Corn and wheat are like any other food, moderation is key, unfortunately most processed foods have one or both and usually a franken version of it.
My suggestion is to try to avoid processed foods whenever possible, there's nothing of great nutritional value in processed foods, stick to real whole foods. If you want, read "In Defense of Food" by Michael Pollan or the Engine 2 diet book, I could go on. The idea to stick to the outter edges of the grocery store and avoid the isles in the middle is always the best idea!
Also a good rule of thumb, the more "health" claims a product makes the faster you should run from it!0
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