tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post6975472382396772237..comments2023-09-20T02:59:25.151-05:00Comments on Iron Tamer: Fat, Broke and Stupid?Iron Tamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00580791253092982164noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post-52195412203865436582008-10-24T10:41:00.000-05:002008-10-24T10:41:00.000-05:00Love it. No excuses. Personal Responsibility &...Love it. No excuses. Personal Responsibility & Accountability!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post-72872784665428390972008-10-23T22:00:00.000-05:002008-10-23T22:00:00.000-05:00Iron Tamer for President!! although all those brok...Iron Tamer for President!! although all those broke, fat, stupid wouldn't vote for you because it would require them to take responsibility for their condition in life.P. J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/11683155735337286132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post-66275859939998148842008-10-22T21:46:00.000-05:002008-10-22T21:46:00.000-05:00Amen Brutha!!!Amen Brutha!!!Jason Marshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12459229752853366845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post-36813095237803361742008-10-22T18:08:00.000-05:002008-10-22T18:08:00.000-05:00pshere's that Time magazine link that got broken o...ps<BR/>here's that <A HREF="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1813984-1,00.html" REL="nofollow">Time magazine link that got broken off.</A><BR/><BR/>mcdr. m.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06946429548291747143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9183350187021878135.post-90842388131076998482008-10-22T18:06:00.000-05:002008-10-22T18:06:00.000-05:00Dave, a lot of research shows that obesity is more...Dave, <BR/><BR/>a lot of research shows that obesity is more strongly tied to social/economic circumstances than any other factor.<BR/><BR/>Consider obesity in kids: a lot of this has to do with inner city and, ironically, urban poor folks in regions without access to any or fresh vegetables.<BR/><BR/>http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1813984-1,00.html<BR/><BR/>statistically, it is the poor where there are higher rates of obesity than the more affluent. <BR/><BR/>"The data show quite clearly that lower income families and those living in socially deprived neighbourhoods are far more at risk from becoming obese than the middle and upper classes. A report from the National Statistics office notes:<BR/><BR/>"Obesity is linked to social class, being more common among those in the routine or semi-routine occupational groups than the managerial and professional groups. The link is stronger among women. In 2001, 30 per cent of women in routine occupations were classified as obese compared with 16 per cent in higher managerial and professional occupations.""<BR/><BR/>http://www.sirc.org/articles/poverty_and_obesity.shtml<BR/><BR/>and consider<BR/>"Recent research shows that social class measured by income and education can be more powerful than genetics in predicting future health problems, including obesity.<BR/><BR/>"It's tied more to general economic disparities," Dr. James Hill said when asked about the differences in overweight between African-American and Caucasian women. Hill, one of the country's leading authorities on obesity, pointed to the similarity in <BR/>the obesity rate of African-American and Caucasian men."<BR/><BR/>http://journalism.nyu.edu/pubzone/race_class/othergirlsstuff.html<BR/><BR/>best<BR/>mcdr. m.c.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06946429548291747143noreply@blogger.com