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Title: Obesity as a cause of global warming!!
Post by: Diagnostic on May 17, 2008, 08:17:57 PM

Obese people are contributing to the world food crisis and climate change, experts say.

The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calculated the obese consume 18% more calories than average.

They are also responsible for using more fuel, which has an environmental impact and drives up food prices as transport and agriculture both use oil.

The result is that the poor struggle to afford food and greenhouse gas emissions rise, the Lancet reported.

It comes as the World Health Organization predicts the obese population will double by 2015 to 700m.

Read more (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7404268.stm)

Title: Re: Obesity as a cause of global warming!!
Post by: Pharmacist on May 20, 2008, 05:42:51 PM

But there are thinner people who consume more fuel than obese people....

I was surprised researchers were getting funded for calculating how many calories obese people required (1,680 daily calories to sustain normal energy and another 1,280 calories for daily activities, 18 per cent more than someone with a healthy BMI) when they should be working on an AIDS or malaria vaccine?!!!!

Title: Re: Obesity as a cause of global warming!!
Post by: Diagnostic on May 26, 2008, 08:23:14 PM

You are right but researchers want to say that the world will be more save without obese people!!!

Title: Re: Obesity as a cause of global warming!!
Post by: Pharmacist on May 29, 2008, 07:26:54 AM

 ;D ;D ;D ;D

I get your point..

It sounds like Bush is talking..

"The world become safer without him"....