As I munched on a fresh Jalepeno bagel with Almond/Honey cream cheese this morning for breakfast I got to thinking how my own nutrition intake profile (yes I just coined new jargon to add to the cloud) and that of countless migrants to the US has changed with time.
What I was enjoying was a wonderful opera of taste in my mouth but I was not quite paying any attention to the calorifus horriblus aspect of this meal. I suspect there is a downside to downing rich gooey stuff to kick off the day?
If living (dead weight has odd connotation so let us stay away for now) mass measurements were taken and I do have a record for the last 20 or so years then substantial increases have been evident. Contributing factors were improving living standards and a propensity for travel and love of food.
The calorie mix and volume ratcheted upward during an age when ideally you want to start monitoring your intake or else you lose control on the exhaust.
But oh well - given I find the whole art of medicine just that - more art than science - I tend to ignore all the nutritional value warning labels at my own peril.
After all someone did coin some great maxims like - Eat, Drink, Be Merry or Early Bird gets the Worm (I mean that is a good protein diet if you wake up early) et al.
Then there are those that have taken heed to their doctor's recommendations and introduced planned and repetitive physical activity to address some of the possible ailments of a growing trunk.
Indeed the ills of a well to do society tend to manifest itself in the form of people walking in one place on moving rubber belts. Some even use them to shake their belly fat (belts that is) in the hope it will magically disappear.
Some have resorted to texting about their amazing feat of walking in place to another candidate that may yet be in bed in another time zone. This instant expression through variety of electronic devices has put a huge strain on the technical infrastrucuture.
So much so that we must address the demand now or risk not having to eat as much in the future.
What I was enjoying was a wonderful opera of taste in my mouth but I was not quite paying any attention to the calorifus horriblus aspect of this meal. I suspect there is a downside to downing rich gooey stuff to kick off the day?
If living (dead weight has odd connotation so let us stay away for now) mass measurements were taken and I do have a record for the last 20 or so years then substantial increases have been evident. Contributing factors were improving living standards and a propensity for travel and love of food.
The calorie mix and volume ratcheted upward during an age when ideally you want to start monitoring your intake or else you lose control on the exhaust.
But oh well - given I find the whole art of medicine just that - more art than science - I tend to ignore all the nutritional value warning labels at my own peril.
After all someone did coin some great maxims like - Eat, Drink, Be Merry or Early Bird gets the Worm (I mean that is a good protein diet if you wake up early) et al.
Then there are those that have taken heed to their doctor's recommendations and introduced planned and repetitive physical activity to address some of the possible ailments of a growing trunk.
Indeed the ills of a well to do society tend to manifest itself in the form of people walking in one place on moving rubber belts. Some even use them to shake their belly fat (belts that is) in the hope it will magically disappear.
Some have resorted to texting about their amazing feat of walking in place to another candidate that may yet be in bed in another time zone. This instant expression through variety of electronic devices has put a huge strain on the technical infrastrucuture.
So much so that we must address the demand now or risk not having to eat as much in the future.
I remember reading wise things like- whales would be thin if exercise reduced weight, and so on..
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