These videos aren't too recent, but I found the subject matter interesting enough to post in the politics section. The proponent (Gary Taubes) makes a lot of statements that are not supported by mainstream medicine.

Part One:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEqhar40TVw[/flash]

Part Two:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LNH0RPXI0M[/flash]


This sounds like the low-carb diets touted by Dr. Atkins, but I have to admit that many of his arguments make some sense.

hope yout not fat cus i prefer average chicks with better nkiru and azuka

bashr4:

hope yout not fat cus i prefer average chicks with better nkiru and azuka

Did you watch the video? This is not about me but about how our perception of what is good food may affect our health. It's also not just about weight.

forget the video lets talk about you , post your pic let me know if nga alike ihe nga afu

bashr4:

forget the video lets talk about you , post your pic let me know if nga alike ihe nga afu

I guess not .

Nnenna1:

I guess not .

let me watch the video will post back when am done.

i have watched it , theres nothing they discussed we dont already know

bashr4:

i have watched it , theres nothing they discussed we dont already know

So you already heard about the theory that eating too much and exercising little aren't the causes of obesity, but symptoms? And the theory that cholesterol doesn't have bearing on health? Oh well, thought it would have made for interesting discussion.

Moderator, please move this crappy topic to the appropriate section .

Health Issue.

Moved to health Section.

alex_101:

Moderator, please move this crappy topic to the appropriate section .

What's with the hostility? Na wa o.

Nnenna1:

So you already heard about the theory that[b] eating too much and exercising little aren't the causes of obesit[/b]y, but symptoms? And the theory that cholesterol doesn't have bearing on health? Oh well, thought it would have made for interesting discussion.

of course am sure you have one of those lekpa sibblings that eat triple portion yet remain like broom stick while you have those trying to be on diet yet kep expanding

but more excercise and less carbohydrate is good for loosing weight and your health too cus excess is stored as fat and broken down when needed .

as for cholesterol the negative impact  is seen mostly mostly in elderly people. 45 years up.

are you obese?

bashr4:

of course am sure you have one of those lekpa sibblings that eat triple portion yet remain like broom stick while you have those trying to be on diet yet kep expanding

but more excercise and less carbohydrate is good for loosing weight and your health too cus excess is stored as fat and broken down when needed .

as for cholesterol the negative impact  is seen mostly mostly in elderly people. 45 years up.

are you obese?

Why do you keep asking about my weight? Well I'm thin (I did lose about 15lbs years ago though) but this video had me thinking of a couple of things - like why it's almost inevitable for older people (particularly women) to gain weight (even when science supports the theory that weight loss is a natural symptom of aging).

Excess accumulation of carbohydrates over the years? I don't know - the same guy also has a long hour lecture on youtube that I watched out of boredom yesterday. He made a point about how a significant amount of people who are malnourished (i.e. on a semi-starvation diet) due to poverty are also obese.

Also remember some sort of theory about how humans are not evolved enough to metabolize carbohydrates since we were meat eaters (i.e. hunter-gatherers) for much of man's existence.

Anyways this is just a random topic I thought was interesting.