Originally Posted by
canklecat
You went there. All the way there. You an artist. Hats off for going there.
Perhaps you need to be enlightened. Starvation exists today throughout the planet and yes, beyond tragic.
According to the standards of the Physiological Committee of the Section of Hygiene of the League of Nations, a hardworking male requires 4,800 per day caloric intake and average working male more than 3,600 calories.
Weight gain and loss is affected by many factors including hormonal balance and even stress level. Lack of sleep for example can affect this hormone balance and related body weight and 'spare tire' average sedentary males carry around..
Overwhelming, obesity begins in adolescence for many due to improper diet modeled by parents at a young age. This is carried into adulthood. If anybody wants further proof, look no further than the epidemic of obesity in America. Genetic mutation and evolution works very slowly. There has been a dramatic increase in obesity and diabetes in a single generation of Americans. This isn't about genetic predisposition but rather about how people manage their lives starting when they are children....how much sleep they get, how much they work, what kind of food they consume, how sedentary they are in a computer age...and how much and how often they consume sugared beverages and processed food. Skipping meals is a further detriment. Lots of ways to get it wrong.
Last edited by BillyD; 10-21-17 at 06:56 PM.