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The Obesity Paradox

November 10, 2015 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

It takes all kinds.

People can (and will) believe just about anything they put their feelings to. From the criminally tragic, such as Holocaust Deniers, to the hopeful yet silly – that Elvis Presley is still alive and living in Ottawa running a nightclub, there is no shortage of conspiracy theories or reality-free propositions available for one to latch onto.

Consider the “obesity paradox.”

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In a nutshell, the concept promotes the notion that being at one’s ideal weight is unnecessary. Actually, it goes beyond that and says that — based on studies — people who are classified as overweight (or even moderately obese) seem to have better health and mortality outcomes than “normal” or “thin” folks.

The concept is controversial (ya think?) but its foundation lies in the hypothesis that extra pounds might actually help defend one’s health, especially when it comes to certain chronic conditions like diabetes, kidney disease, and high blood pressure. The “paradox” was first floated in 2003, where researchers were puzzled by the fact that heavier patients suffering from heart failure seemed to do better than their thinner counterparts. So, two plus two became five and it was deduced that having extra weight might actually be good for you.

There’s an old adage about data: “Figures don’t lie; liars figure.”

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Diet, Health, Newspaper Column, Weight Loss Tagged With: current events, health risks of obesity, journal of medicine, nutrition science, obesity, risks of obesity, study

Good, Fun, Playful Example of a Brain Study

August 24, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus

If you can read this OUT LOUD you have a strong mind.

And better than that: Alzheimer’s is a long, long, way down the road before it ever gets anywhere near you.

If you can read the following paragraph, share it with your friends. Supposedly only great minds can do so. (I’m not too sure about that, I read it.) This is weird, but interesting!

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If you can read this, you have a strange mind, too. Only 55 people out of 100 can. [Read more…]

Filed Under: humor, Misc Tagged With: adult brain, alzheimer, brain study, mental health issues, strange mind, study

Is this Proof that God loves Dieters?

March 28, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

If you believe in a Deity, signs of His or Her presence are abundant.

sunrise godClimbing over the horizon in the east as night gives birth to morning, the scenic tapestry of golds, reds, blues, and yellows can be nothing less than the orchestration of colors conducted by a Divine Being. When the non-embarrassed, joyfully infused, uninhibited laughter of a baby bursts forth and fills your ears and heart, have you any choice but to believe that is the voice of God? Surviving a catastrophic accident unscathed or recovering from the abyss of a life-threatening illness will bolster the faith of almost any non-believer.

Should those illustrations not be enough to persuade you of the loving omnipotence of an all-powerful benevolent Spirit, I present to you definitive proof:

According to a recent study, people who ate chocolate a few times per week (or more) weighed less than those who rarely indulged in the sweet.

Let’s make sure you read that correctly. Chocolate lovers weighed LESS than those who consumed the sweet brown Gift From Heavens less often. I understand that this column you are reading is first appearing in proximate to April Fool’s day, yet rest assured I am not punking you. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Current Events, Diet, Health, Newspaper Column, Weight Loss Tagged With: beatrice golomb, chocolate, chocolate lovers, comfort food, diet, dieters, humor, obesity, reuters, study

Audio: Does God Love Dieters?

March 28, 2012 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

This is the podcast from year 7, column 15.

It’s 5:49 in length and talks about a recent study about how people who eat chocolate more often tend to be less obese and more healthy than people who eat it less often. You can find the study here.

You can download it by clicking here.

You can read the column here.

Filed Under: Current Events, Diet, humor, Podcast, Weight Loss Tagged With: chocolate, diet, dieters, god, humor, Podcast, reuters, study

“Um, what were we talking about?”

April 13, 2011 by Scott "Q" Marcus Leave a Comment

Pop quiz! What did they call “multitasking” in the eighties?

Answer: “lack of focus.”

I don’t mean to sound like an old fuddy-duddy (of course, using the term “fuddy-duddy” does tend to portray me as such), but like it or not, I am officially of a “certain age.” More times than I care to admit, I have strutted with strong intention into the kitchen, and upon arrival, completely blanked as to why I was there. Or, finding myself looking for an item in the closet, I will be briefly distracted, and forget what I was looking for. I have, embarrassingly enough, “lost” my keys on the way to the door on more than one occasion.

My wife and I have entire conversations without ever using proper nouns.

“Hi Honey, I saw that guy today.”

“Which guy?”

“You know, the man who did the thing around the house last summer.”

“Oh, with the stuff and that equipment?”

“No, the other one. He worked on the what-do-you-call-it with those tools. You know, over by that place…”

“Oh, him! With all that oily gear?”

“Yeah, him.”

“Why didn’t you just say so?”

We’re not trying to be secretive; it’s simply that the words don’t form as quickly as we need so, undeterred, we press on in the language of “pro-noun-cia.” (What’s bizarre is we actually understand each other.) [Read more…]

Filed Under: Baby Boomers, Change, Current Events, humor, mental health, Newspaper Column Tagged With: adam gazzaley, certain age, conversations, distractions, forgetfullness, inspiration, multi-tasking, multitasking, proper nouns, russell a poldrack, strong intention, study

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