Sent To Me By Batsignal (Carbs -- In The 1960s) in [Market-Ticker]

Posted 2012-04-05 21:17
by Karl Denninger
in Consumer

Sent To Me By Batsignal (Carbs -- In The 1960s)

Gee, what happened to common sense (say much less the truth)?

Oh I know, Monsanto, the rest of Agribusiness and big Pharma killed it so we could all buy things laced with High Fructose Corn Syrup and sugar, then buy lots and lots of drugs so the pharma industry could hook us and "treat" us for life!

Hmmmm....

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Snowmizuh Posts: 1356 Incept: 2009-03-18 Alabama	The fact that you posted an Andy Griffith Show clip just took this blog to a whole new level of awesomeness in my book. Taters! Bread! MEAT! Last modified: 2012-04-05 21:25:32 by snowmizuh 2012-04-05 21:25:04 Permalink
Dashingdwl Posts: 9761 Incept: 2007-06-26 los angeles	That's why Barney was skinny. ---------- When you are hard and disciplined, you can be principled. People fear you because they have no leverage against you. It's the truest form of Liberty. 2012-04-05 21:37:48 Permalink
Bsfootprint Posts: 965 Incept: 2011-02-27	Sweet! ---------- When I hear central bankers are blowing bubbles, I like to picture a large, happy and well-endowed male chimp* named 'Bubbles'...* 2012-04-05 21:43:26 Permalink
Bertdilbert Posts: 2661 Incept: 2008-12-22 CA	Here is some interesting US sugar history, worth the time to watch. ---------- Dear Euroland: Relax, Germany has a plan for your money! Political Capital Defined: We are out of money but will tax our citizens for whatever it takes to "SAVE" the Euro. 2012-04-05 21:56:48 Permalink
Raftermanfmj Posts: 3350 Incept: 2010-09-06 USA	Quote: The fact that you posted an Andy Griffith Show clip just took this blog to a whole new level of awesomeness in my book. Had the same thought, but about the RUSH video earlier today. ---------- I have never wished to cater to the crowd; for what I know they do not approve, and what they approve I do not know. - Epicurus Oderint dum metuant - Caligula & Police State USA 2012-04-05 23:03:05 Permalink
Jstanley01 Posts: 8182 Incept: 2008-07-30 San Antonio, Texas	Wonder Bread! Sugar Smacks! I love Bosco too! Look Martha, TV dinners! Tootsie Roll Pops! Tang! The Chef himself! Aunt Jemima! A Tommy Gun! ---------- You can't cheat an honest man. ~P.T. Barnum 2012-04-05 23:32:20 Permalink
Marvinmartian Posts: 750 Incept: 2011-03-16 Pasadena, CA	As people age, they put on weight in part because they are less active, and lose lean body mass over time (lean body mass is the prime utilizer of glucose). Body fat increases... in part because we have habits that say just "how much" we should eat whether or not the carbs are really needed. The really big question I have is: what part of the obesity epidemic is due to the baby boomers aging and naturally putting on weight, and how much is due to dietary/exercise factors? 2012-04-06 00:28:08 Permalink
Hiphopapotamus Posts: 569 Incept: 2007-07-11 Burbank, CA	Ah, the 60s. Thanks Tonkin/Watergate for destroying the Matrix. But also thanks for posting.. 2012-04-06 00:33:50 Permalink
Swordsman Posts: 95 Incept: 2009-01-10 Las Cruces, New Mexico	Quote: The really big question I have is: what part of the obesity epidemic is due to the baby boomers aging and naturally putting on weight, and how much is due to dietary/exercise factors? A great deal I would say. I'm 54, 6'2", 210lbs and solid. I dance socially and competitively. Three days a week I'll teach two lessons in the afternoon, have a lite dinner, and then dance socially for 3 hours non stop and I do mean non stop. I don't sit out a dance. On the weekends I rehearse 3 to 6 hours for competition. I'd have to say that most of the crowd I tend to dance with are not obese by any definition and many of them are in their 70's & 80's and we have two male dancers in their 90's. I hope I'm still dancing when I'm 90 years old. 2012-04-06 00:48:29 Permalink
Shrek-unit Posts: 168 Incept: 2007-09-01 Charlotte	So much truth from a doofus [barney]!! "Wheat Belly" by Dr. William Davis will change your life. 2012-04-06 03:38:52 Permalink
Luvs_footie Posts: 2423 Incept: 2007-11-26 Australia	Here ya go guys......check out your BMI. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/bmicalc..... Swordsman, your BMI is 27.....should be 24.9 or less 2012-04-06 03:53:43 Permalink
Ddebernardy Posts: 81 Incept: 2009-08-13	Reminds me of "Sugar, the bitter truth" http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/magazi.... (NB: Debate on this and on diet efficiency is still raging.) 2012-04-06 04:04:19 Permalink
Bailout-funder Posts: 1017 Incept: 2008-10-17 SF Bay Area, CA	yeah, sorry. most boomer fookers are indulgent fatties...hey! Hey!! HEY!!! It's faaaaat boomer: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles.... http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504763_162-2.... http://boomerworld.blogspot.com/2012/01/.... http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/201.... http://www.medindia.net/news/Baby-Boomer.... ---------- "As we have now seen, one little lie, repeated often enough, becomes one gigantic mess." "Someone clearly got the best government money can buy, but it certainly wasnt us." --Karl Denninger 2012-04-06 04:06:35 Permalink
Hamburglar Posts: 76 Incept: 2010-06-12 citified	SHAZAM Andy eatin pye makes ya fat I am no longer obese I've dropped BMI to 29.7 by eating less pye & cake tryin to get < 25 by summer by juicin & no mo bread 2012-04-06 04:45:06 From PDA Permalink
Genesis Posts: 130747 Incept: 2007-06-26	21.6 ---------- I don't care* if it makes sense -- only if it makes money. -- Me* Bank (n): See scam, fraud and theft. *Eat a bankster -- they're low-carb.* *What part of "shall not be infringed" was unclear?* 2012-04-06 06:22:25 Permalink
Flappingeagle Posts: 1227 Incept: 2011-04-14	Wouldn't Aunt Bee have been considered 'fat' by the standards of the time? Flap ---------- Here are my predictions for everyone to see: S&P 500 at 320, DOW at 2200, Gold $300/oz, and Corn $2/bu. "You can't build a house of cards on a shaking table." - Tony Johns The January 2015 AMZN put at $130 (cost $4.25) will be a winner. 2012-04-06 08:04:53 Permalink
Genesis Posts: 130747 Incept: 2007-06-26	Yep. ---------- I don't care* if it makes sense -- only if it makes money. -- Me* Bank (n): See scam, fraud and theft. *Eat a bankster -- they're low-carb.* *What part of "shall not be infringed" was unclear?* 2012-04-06 08:07:52 Permalink
If Posts: 1193 Incept: 2008-01-06	Shrek, I looked up "Wheat Belly" at my library. They have 7 copies, all are checked out, and at least three are on the hold list. My BMI is 22.3 but I am aiming for 20. Is it the bread that gives guys the rounded pregnant look? ---------- I finally took the red pill. I have a lot of catching up to do. Please excuse my ignorance. 2012-04-06 08:24:52 Permalink
Swordsman Posts: 95 Incept: 2009-01-10 Las Cruces, New Mexico	Quote: Swordsman, your BMI is 27.....should be 24.9 or less My doctor has said the only way to accurately measure my BMI is to do the water displacement method. The charts wouldn't be accurate. 2012-04-06 08:50:17 Permalink
Obseedian Posts: 11872 Incept: 2007-07-26 BBRY Central	I lost four pounds since January by reducing bread intake, and overall portion size while eating the same things (read meat, fat, fruits, more read meat, chicken, cheese, milk, eggs, salami, bacon, lard, butter, olive oil, did I mention read meat and butter? I haven't even exercised much. BMI at 23.5 and falling. ---------- Would you give your money to these banks? http://bankimplode.com/list/troubledbank.... Those who vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. - Joseph Stalin 2012-04-06 09:00:50 Permalink
Bluebird Posts: 1381 Incept: 2008-05-02	Marvinmartian said "what part of the obesity epidemic is due to the baby boomers aging and naturally putting on weight, and how much is due to dietary/exercise factors?" The obesity epidemic is not just boomers. Have you looked at school kids nowadays? Fatties are everywhere. 2012-04-06 09:10:17 Permalink
Bubbalicious Posts: 134 Incept: 2007-12-15 Columbus, OH	Wheat Belly is good. Gary Taubes also writes about the history of recommended nutrition and how it used to be drastically different pre-1960s. Right around the time this video came from. Surprise, surprise, the culprits behind the change in philosophy were our government agencies, ie. Big Ag. Read: Why We Get Fat, by Gary Taubes Hint: It is not from fat in our diet. Or necessarily lack of exercise or excess calories. Biggest factors are added sugars, simple carbs and the insulin reactions they create. 2012-04-06 09:21:44 From PDA Permalink
Tickergroupie Posts: 429 Incept: 2010-03-24	From my school years (1965-1977) I can only remember 2 or 3 kids who were really fat. Everyone else was very normal. 2012-04-06 10:27:59 Permalink
Ciaoboniface Posts: 87 Incept: 2009-02-06	I'm overweight but not disgustingly so. An honest friend said: "[You're] not fat but you're out of shape." Two months ago I decided to cut out bread, cereal, etc. along with fruit juice, desserts, and anything else w/too much sugar. I also limited myself to one plate/meal. I've been losing about 5 lbs/month. My nephew is in late elementary school and he's so fat the other kids teased him about it until he developed psychological problems. My brother's brilliant solution: move him to another school. He's fat, too, so he probably didn't want to put his kid on a diet he'd have to eat himself. If my nephew develops diabetes I'm telling you I'm going to drive the 8 hours down to my brother's house and chew him out until he cries like a little girl and enrolls his fat ass in CrossFit and changes his and his son's diets and lifestyle. 2012-04-06 10:32:02 Permalink

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