Modern appliances are making us obese

Post #124,058 by lincoln 11/4/03 12:27:09 PM Reply	Modern appliances are making us obese A team of scientists in Minnesota has produced evidence implicating an unlikely culprit in the battle of the bulge: the household washing machine. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic decided to test the idea that one cause of the nation's obesity epidemic is that household appliances cut down on the number of calories people burn in their daily routines. "As the prevalence of obesity has increased, so has sedentariness. Progressive sedentariness has been attributed to greater use of labor saving devices such as washing machines," James Levine and his colleagues theorized in the Oct. 10 issue of the journal Obesity Research. [link\|http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/chi-0311040220nov04,1,1134758.story?coll=chi-newsnationworld-hed\|source] login = iwethey/iwethey lincoln "Windows XP has so many holes in its security that any reasonable user will conclude it was designed by the same German officer who created the prison compound in "Hogan's Heroes." - Andy Ihnatko, Chicago Sun-Times [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/resume.htm\|VB/SQL resume] [link\|http://users3.ev1.net/~bconnors/tandem_resume.htm\|Tandem resume] [link\|mailto:bconnors@ev1.net\|contact me]
Post #124,150 by Ashton 11/4/03 5:48:27 PM Reply	Worse.. [??]__The Remote___[now: for All Things].
Post #124,167 by tuberculosis 11/4/03 6:54:57 PM 8/21/07 6:11:48 AM Reply	I think its cars Or maybe dryers. I've seen studies that show suburbanites are heavier than city dwellers - largely attributed to the use of cars for all transportation. OTOH, most Parisians have washing machines but no dryers - maybe its the dryers. Maybe its cars and dryers together - lord knows there are precious few fat Parisians. Of course the smoking might have something to do with it too. "I believe that many of the systems we build today in Java would be better built in Smalltalk and Gemstone." -- Martin Fowler, JAOO 2003 Edited by tuberculosis Aug. 21, 2007, 06:11:48 AM EDT Expand All History
Post #124,168 by admin 11/4/03 6:55:26 PM Reply	Too much crummy food. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #124,198 by slugbug 11/4/03 10:35:08 PM Reply	agree!
Post #124,236 by Yendor 11/5/03 9:32:14 AM 11/6/03 9:57:05 AM Reply	Amen to that. We've started planning meals by the week here. We go shopping on Sunday, purchase food for those meals, and that's about it. There's always popcorn for us and ice cream for the kids, but honestly there's precious little junk food around the house. Just the way I like it. This week's menu: Sunday: [link\|http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/burgers/01/rec0142.html\|Home made hamburgers], fries, salad Monday: [link\|http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/vegetables/potatoes/01/rec0153.html\|Potatoes au gratin + ham], spinach salad Tuesday: [link\|http://www.recipesource.com/soups/soups/05/rec0584.html\|Home made chicken soup], fresh bread Wednesday: [link\|http://www.recipesource.com/ethnic/europe/italian/baked-ziti1.html\|Baked ziti] Thursday: Leftovers Friday: [link\|http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/meat/poultry/chicken/04/rec0427.html\|Chicken cordon bleu], peas and carrots Saturday: I forget what we're having. All meals home-made, most in under 45 minutes. And I guarantee they're better than what you can find at most restaurants. Edit: Linked to recipes from [link\|http://www.recipesource.com\|Recipe Source]. Note that I rarely use recipes, but these are at least similar to what I throw together. -YendorMike [link\|http://www.hope-ride.org/\|http://www.hope-ride.org/] Edited by Yendor Nov. 6, 2003, 09:57:05 AM EST Expand All History
Post #124,237 by admin 11/5/03 9:36:21 AM Reply	Same here. Occasionally we'll go out for breakfast on the weekends, or order in pizza for movie night. Never more than once a week, and rarely two weeks in a row. Grocery shopping day is Tuesday. Regards, -scott anderson "Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson..."
Post #124,220 by Ashton 11/5/03 2:06:30 AM Reply	Constipation.. of several sorts?
Post #124,196 by Meerkat 11/4/03 10:01:28 PM Reply	Just for the sake of being contrary... This [link\|http://www.apple.com.au/ipod\|Modern Appliance] is making me thinner. In conjunction with a wee bit of willpower, sure, but I wouldn't go walkies near as often if I had no music with which to walk. John. Busy lad.

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