"steve" <
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> No ****........
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> This "henry" induced fattie **** is getting real old
The timing of Amit's post is open to discussion, but the fact that Americans eat too much is not.
As for me I"m merely following the lead of the Surgeon General and the head of the Center for
Disease Control:
From:
http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/diet.fitness/02/07/100.calories.ap/
But scientists are searching for different approaches to what is fast becoming a national epidemic.
Sixty percent of U.S. adults are overweight, and the government blames 300,000 deaths a year on
weight-related diseases. "The biggest problem we face in America is not terrorism. The biggest
health problem we're facing is obesity," Dr. Julie Gerberding, head of the Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention, told The Associated Press last week.
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Using that same government data, he estimated that, on average, people gain 2 pounds a year, which
equals 50 extra calories stored each day
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I use the term "Masters Fatties" because it is plainly visible, even in an endurance sport like ours
where more leanness generally equals higher performance, that the older the racers are the bigger
they are. I can tell a Masters field from far away - the shapes on the bikes look different than in
the pro1/2 fields. The 2 lb./year gain is accepted in our sport as it is in our society at large. A
few decades of that translates into serious health risks. And don't get me started on the aesthetic
aspect, which is secondary.
As for the pitcher's fitness:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/5209186.htm
Bechler, who was 6-foot-2 and 239 pounds, had battled weight for much of his five-year professional
career. Asked about the pitcher's conditioning, manager Mike Hargrove was quoted as saying it was
``not good.''
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The speculation is that he took ephedrine as a weight loss measure. Considering the difference in
salary between the major league minimum and Triple A, it's not surprising that he would take that
risk. It's too bad for him, his family, his friends, the Baltimore Oriolies and his pregnant wife
that he couldn't keep his weight down by balancing his caloric intake with his energy expenditure
during the off-season.
