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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe Obesity Paradox: Overfed But Undernourished
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The Obesity Paradox: Overfed But Undernourished
June 27th, 2012
By Kristin Wartman
There was a time when corpulence was a sign of wealth and luxury. But in modern day Western countries, quite the opposite is true. In fact, a recent study found that fully one third of homeless people living in Boston are obese. This study suggests that obesity may be the new malnutrition of the homeless in the United States, wrote the researchers, led by Harvard Medical School student Katherine Koh, whose study is forthcoming in the Journal of Urban Health.
And its not just the U.S. that is reporting these kinds of findings, a New Zealand study of preschoolers found that 82 percent did not get enough dietary fiber and 68 percent did not have enough long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, which are found in fish and nuts. Despite these nutritional deficiencies, the researchers also found that fully one-third of preschoolers are overweight or obese.
These findings highlight an interesting contradictionobesity correlates with malnourishment. Research indicates that lack of proper nutritioneven when people over consume caloriesis at the root of obesity. Part of the reason this seems contradictory is because nutrition science has long held that all calories are created equal and that with the right amount of caloric intake, it would be difficult to also be malnourished. Coincidentally, this is also what the food industry would have us believe. In a recent interview in USAToday, Katie Bayne, president and general manager at Coca-Cola said in response to Mayor Michael Bloombergs proposed ban on large size sugary drinks, A calorie is a calorie. What our drinks offer is hydration. Thats essential to the human body. We offer great taste and benefits whether its an uplift or carbohydrates or energy. We dont believe in empty calories. We believe in hydration.
I asked senior research scientist at MIT and author of several papers on the subject, Stephanie Seneff, for a response to Baynes comments. I hate this calorie is a calorie message, Seneff said in a telephone interview. Its completely wrong. When you eat a high carbohydrate diet, especially a processed foods diet, youre getting way too much fuel compared to all those other things you need. And this imbalance is what leads to the obesity profile. ..................(more)
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The Obesity Paradox: Overfed But Undernourished (Original Post)
marmar
Jul 2012
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serqet
(30 posts)1. well, this article will piss off the
calorie is a calorie folks who think being overweight is strictly about the amt of calories and nothing abt nutrition
Ikonoklast
(23,973 posts)2. Cheap carbs vs. expensive protein.
Poor person's diet is mostly cheap carbs.
Javaman
(62,534 posts)3. You can be overweight and die of starvation.
this is nothing new.
people who eat food that is low in nutrients and high in HFCS will get fat. It's been shown that sucrose suppresses lipid production. Lipids help control hunger. In other words, you feel constantly hungry and when the only affordable thing to eat is crap that has HFCS, then it becomes a vicious spiral down.
xchrom
(108,903 posts)4. Du rec. Nt