[lit-ideas] Re: Correction and Weight Watchers (1974)
- From: Erin Holder <erin.holder@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 8 May 2004 11:49:22 -0400
http://www.candyboots.com/wwcards.html
Erin
Toronto
Quoting andy amago <aamago@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> Just as I was waking up today it came to me that in the recent fat posts, I
> wrote that a BMI of 26 or higher is obese. Wrong. 26 to 30 is overweight.
> 30 or over is obese. The mechanism behind aging, whether it be genetic, free
> radical, infammatory, whatever, is only being guessed at. I think it's safe
> to say death will be with us for quite a while.
>
> Argh, I just googled up Roy Walford. He died a couple of weeks ago, and he
> was only 80. Well then, live and learn. And die. So, Donal, you're right.
> To heck with this biochemical machine. In the battle of the Sybarites vs.
> the Spartans, Dr. Kevorkian wins. Looks like what works in laboratory
> animals doesn't always translate to humans. Most likely the most we can hope
> for is to improve the quality of our lives, not the quantity. Michael
> Jacobson be damned. A big bag of Nachos and brie looks like real quality to
> me.
>
> Okay then. Where's my skirt?
>
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> A.A.
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