Comments on: An End To The Freshmen 15? http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/ London's leading weight loss, contest prep and sports nutrition blog. Fri, 18 May 2012 03:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: GT http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/#comment-120 GT Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:36:40 +0000 http://graemethomasonline.com/?p=847#comment-120 I definitely agree that changes need to start at the top, particularly in the areas of food supply. We simply have too much access to nutrient-devoid foods that are engineered to make us over-consume. But change is never easy and it will take health professionals of all kinds to start effecting change. My feeling is that waiting for the government to act will mean a good 20 years have passed before anything gets done. I definitely agree that changes need to start at the top, particularly in the areas of food supply. We simply have too much access to nutrient-devoid foods that are engineered to make us over-consume.

But change is never easy and it will take health professionals of all kinds to start effecting change. My feeling is that waiting for the government to act will mean a good 20 years have passed before anything gets done.

]]> By: Alex St.Pierre http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/#comment-118 Alex St.Pierre Thu, 18 Feb 2010 04:37:39 +0000 http://graemethomasonline.com/?p=847#comment-118 Great post GT! I detest BMI. In 2008, Romero-Corral A. et al. published a paper which found that with individuals deemed obese by the WHO reference standard of 25% body fat, only 36% of obese individuals had a BMI over 30! It turns out that BMI isn't even appropriate for fatties! Like any crisis, the obesity epidemic won't be solved through wishy washy initiatives. Case in point; every Canadian can recite the "Body Break" theme song yet 23% of us are still obese. Bold and radical action is needed in order to really change people's habits. I think government legislation needs to play a big role in this. However, I don't think that mandatory physical education is the way to go. Great post GT!
I detest BMI. In 2008, Romero-Corral A. et al. published a paper which found that with individuals deemed obese by the WHO reference standard of 25% body fat, only 36% of obese individuals had a BMI over 30! It turns out that BMI isn’t even appropriate for fatties!

Like any crisis, the obesity epidemic won’t be solved through wishy washy initiatives. Case in point; every Canadian can recite the “Body Break” theme song yet 23% of us are still obese. Bold and radical action is needed in order to really change people’s habits. I think government legislation needs to play a big role in this. However, I don’t think that mandatory physical education is the way to go.

]]> By: GT http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/#comment-84 GT Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:02:51 +0000 http://graemethomasonline.com/?p=847#comment-84 @ Elisha - Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I am completely unfamiliar with the inner workings of Ubuntu. What kind of layout problems are manifesting themselves? @ Elisha – Thanks for the heads up. Unfortunately, I am completely unfamiliar with the inner workings of Ubuntu. What kind of layout problems are manifesting themselves?

]]> By: Elisha Echols http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/#comment-68 Elisha Echols Thu, 11 Feb 2010 23:26:23 +0000 http://graemethomasonline.com/?p=847#comment-68 Great article. There's a lot of good information here, though I did want to let you know something - I am running Ubuntu with the current beta of Firefox, and the layout of your blog is kind of bizarre for me. I can read the articles, but the navigation doesn't work so good. Great article. There’s a lot of good information here, though I did want to let you know something – I am running Ubuntu with the current beta of Firefox, and the layout of your blog is kind of bizarre for me. I can read the articles, but the navigation doesn’t work so good.

]]> By: GT http://graemethomasonline.com/an-end-to-the-freshmen-15/#comment-48 GT Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:49:46 +0000 http://graemethomasonline.com/?p=847#comment-48 Jonah, I got a lot of ideas from guys like Darren Rowse at ProBlogger.net, John Chow and Yaro Starak at Entrepreneurs Journey. Most of them have ebooks and newsletters you can get for free that contain tons of valuable info. I'd suggest starting their, they also have great websites with tons of other useful tips. Hope those help, if I can be of any further help don't hesitate to drop me a line. Jonah,

I got a lot of ideas from guys like Darren Rowse at ProBlogger.net, John Chow and Yaro Starak at Entrepreneurs Journey. Most of them have ebooks and newsletters you can get for free that contain tons of valuable info. I’d suggest starting their, they also have great websites with tons of other useful tips.

Hope those help, if I can be of any further help don’t hesitate to drop me a line.

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