Rid of belly fat!

WOW, while the initial posters asking the lady who made the blueberry "belly blasting claim" sounded as if they were truly asking her to back up her claim or at least not make a claim with no evidence in a dignified manner; the majority of you seem like you just like ripping apart people to make yourselves feel better. Even if her claim is wrong there are ways to do it in a rational and polite manner. Many of us on this came here because we have been dumped on for our weight related issues. We may not be here looking for friends, but an ally in our goals of maintaining a healthy life would be nice. I am ready to hear the response of "Oh here we go again another "butt hurt" individual who can't handle some taunting get over it" -- Because frankly I don't care for people who act in such asinine manners. However, there are people on this site who have low self-esteem issues as it is and don't need to be mocked just because they are trying to help. We have all made mistakes and sometimes say things which later turn out to be false. Hell, since I was a kid the "Food Groups" have changed, many studies on proper weight loss management and muscle building have changed. If I had quoted those studies to someone say 10 years ago, I am sure some of you superior people would look it up and try and shame me saying well you are wrong now.

And just to stick up for the young lady, there was a study done by the University of Michigan on rats which actually support her claims. Now queue in the people who say "BUT IT WAS DONE ON RATS SO YOUR POINT MEANS NOTHING" --- Yes it was done on animals like most studies which are first done on animals many of which people on this forum to prove their varying points.


University of Michigan study on blueberries and belly fat.
http://www.webmd.com/heart/news/20090419/blueberries-may-banish-belly-fat

Thanks for the post! And simply because the study might be an older one, it does not somehow magically make it invalid.

Hi Rgv2: I saw your post and am trying to respond during lunch break. I am not sure what if any other studies there have been done concerning blueberries or if there is a product out there utilizing blueberries which are sold as a dietary aid. Prior to this thread I never heard of such a claim and have never made such a claim to this day. My several earlier responses were not really to support or put down the use of blueberries or their health benefits. I was merely trying to point out that several posters were unnecessarily antagonistic toward a young woman who made the claim that blueberries were "belly blasters." Many people seemed to have taken pleasure in putting this person down for her claims. My personal opinion is that whether someone makes a claim which someone else agrees with or not, that we could all act in a dignified manner when refuting or supporting such claims. Several posters acted as if she magically pull her statement out from thin air. However, in a 2 second Google search I found the one link discussing the University of Michigan study (Specific information on the study will have to be retrieve from the U of M database as again my goal was not to prove of refute the ladies claim so no additional search was done on my part). I am not sure if this is the information the young lady choose to hang her hat on, or if it was from another site. However, her advice whether one chooses to accept it or not was coming from a place of goodness and should not have been met with such hostility. I also, in an earlier post tried to remind people about acting superior and quoting their own research as the gospel. In my lifetime many so called health studies and claims which people have followed for decades are now being refuted. I would never go back to a person who 15 years ago gave me the best advice he could based on the information at the time and chastise him for being wrong now that new information has come to light. I would merely in a dignified manner show him the new data.

Hope this helps.

Invalid, no, but is there something more recent and more extensive. This link doesn't lay out the control, length of study, etc... If this was discovered in '09, I'm guessing we'd be hearing about Blueberry extract by now.

HI Rgv2. I wasn't mad at anyone asking for the lady to provide support for her claims. I think it is actually a good thing as it brings more information to the table. And several people did ask for support from the lady and I applaud them for that wholeheartedly. These message boards are chock full of information which sometimes the support is needed for context or for people like me so that I can truly understand the statement. My issue was only with those who choose to be mean about it. I have not to my knowledge come across a post from you in this thread which was antagonistic in nature so please take no offense to my comments. I merely saw several in a row and thought to comment. That is all. Now that I have made my point I think I will retire this thread from my memory.

I don't have much to add, other than my belly is the last to go as well! Just keep doing what works for you to lose weight and you will lose belly fat!

Yes I know. I am told over and over no one insults anyone on these boards, it is merely sarcasm. And yet sarcasm by definition is meant to insult one or to taunt. When I can get over how sarcasm is not meant to insult when by its definition it is meant to insult I will be a better man. And yes I know sarcasm can be used as humor and not meant to convey the full meaning of the word. However, when the sarcastic humor is purposefully meant to convey contempt toward a person or idea for whom one does not know then by definition it is an insult.


Sarcasm: mocking, contemptuous, or ironic language intended to convey scorn or insult