what you should have added was people don't acquire the necessary
vitamins, and proper %'s of fat. protein, and carbs....al the
processed food we eat is shit loads of salt, which holds water, which
makes us fatter and less healthy. i haven't taken the class but that's
pretty basic to know for the class, Im sure. sure veggies have
vitamins, but its not explicitly stated by that guy.
the not thinking wasnt bad, it actually was controversial, unlike that
other guy's "controversial" statement. he clearly had a point and
clearly had very little thopught about it. "well....errrm...these two
things are a dichotomy [not that he'd ever use that word], bluh bluh
bluh, but I have no idea what Im really saying, but it DOES sound
good, am I right?" but wheres the controversy?
then your quoted source, jesus man, closes his case instantly.
hilarious. proves your controversy instantly. what I'd be pissed off
about if I was a professor, would be your "im too tired" setence.
personally, I woul;d understand, its like 130am, anyone would be
tired. if it was during the day that cleraly means u dont care much,
as prefaced by your opening statement : "we havent learned much in
this class" haha.
On Mon, Dec 3, 2012 at 1:33 AM, Madness <nayrrizdaed@gmail.com> wrote:
> Here's an argument for you:
>
>
>
> In this class, I have made a few controversial points. This week will be no
> different. Last week, there was a public service announcement on the radio
> about how sixty percent of the children in the United States are in danger
> of going hungry because poverty is an epidemic and it is every Americans
> responsibility to make sure no one goes hungry. For most of my adult life
> and continuing to the next public services announcement that was on the
> radio that day, the greatest disaster befalling our children is the scourge
> of childhood obesity. This is an epidemic and it is every Americans
> responsibility to make sure children stop eating. For me, the math just does
> not add up. Maybe I am just some goof ball from Southern Ohio but common
> sense says you cannot have it both ways. Are we fat or are we starving?
>
>
>
> Rest assured that the government is "ON IT"! We have 46 million Americans on
> food stamps and the White House Task force on childhood obesity is on the
> case! A proclamation will save us all! Here's one now! Let's Move! is a
> comprehensive initiative, launched by the First Lady, dedicated to solving
> the problem of obesity within a generation so that kids born today will grow
> up healthier and able to pursue their dreams. (White House Task Force on
> Childhood Obesity, 2012, p. 1)
>
>
>
> The key in my opinion to both problems is for the children's parents to step
> up, stop making excuses for everything and try being parents for a change.
> Say "Go outside and play."
>
>
>
> It is time to say "No, you cannot have another Mt. Dew, have an apple."
>
>
>
> What I have learned in this class is that all that stuff your Mom told you
> were right. Eat all your vegetables then go out and play.
>
>
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>
> But wait! is that a valid argument? no, no it isn't, sir. You fail in life.
> Here's my response:
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>
> Darryl,
>
> Yeah, the course in general didn't really teach much that we didn't already
> know. Anything that we didnt't know probably isn't that important, right?
> Don't eat candy or ice cream. Eat your fruits and veggies. The science of
> nutrition hasn't changed much in the last 30 years, I'm guessing. The
> science of food, has, though. Ah well. The issue of obesity vs. hunger can
> be explained quite easily. You just aren't thinking. Don't be alarmed. Most
> people don't. Now that's controversial! haha.
>
> Seriously, though, "The hungriest people in America today, statistically
> speaking, may well be not sickly skinny, but excessively fat," (Dolnick,
> 2010, para. 2). Why is this? Because it does not require a large quantity of
> unhealthy foods to supply more than enough calories. The issue, most likely,
> comes down to the metabolism of the person. I, for example, will never gain
> weight unless I eat probably 3,000 calories a day for weeks on end. My body
> is used to only 1,500 calories or so. I just don't like to eat - it doesn't
> do anything for me. Sure, it resolves some hunger, but I only feel hungry
> once or twice a day. But I'm not most people. Most people "love to eat." (I
> never understood this.) They can eat all day everyday, I guess. I couldn't
> tell you what it means. If they eat at a fast food restaurant even once a
> day, grabbing some burgers from the dollar menu, then not eating again until
> the next day, that could be considered being hungry yet obese. I know, for
> example, that my uncle only eats once, never more than twice, a day. He is
> overweight, unfortunately. Why? Because he drinks a lot of Mountain Dew
> throughout the day.
>
> This was a terrible explanation probably, because I'm too tired to really
> put the focus into it. It does make sense, though, if you account for low
> metabolism, foods that have high-calories yet are not calorie-dense, and
> eating only once or twice a day.
>
> Dolnick, S. (2010). The obesity-hunger paradox. New York Times online.
> Retrieved from
> http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/nyregion/14hunger.html?_r=0.
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> yeah, I was too tired , but come on man, a simple google search explains it.
> And the section about "you just aren't thinking. don't worry. most people
> don't?" I wonder what the professors will say about it, hahahaha, i'm
> leaving it in though. It's so true man.
>
> --
> Posted By Madness to Madness Writers at 12/02/2012 10:33:00 PM
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