
"I believe that the solution to this problem is exercise, and those who would
like to decrease their weight should try different sport activities."

What about eating healthier? That strikes me as a more effective and
maintainable solution.

~~~
bonesinger
you are absolutely right. Eating healthy is more important than exercise and
the two together will lead to an overall improvement in health.

[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.ht...](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.htm)

Though its a small sample and an extreme one at that, the contestants' diets
accounted for approximately 65% of their weight loss.

~~~
eru
> Eating healthy is more important than exercise

For losing weight. For health in general, both seem about equally important.
(And lots of exercise will allow you to get away with a crappy diet much
easier.)

------
mistercow
>Chinese people are now so addicted to sugar

This is supposed to be a list of "facts" but in reality, the "sugar is
addictive" hypothesis is still, well, a hypothesis.

>that the government is scared that there will be political unrest if the
price of sugar goes up

It's the _Chinese government_. "Scared that there will be political unrest if
X" is their default state for any untested X.

~~~
jere
>This is supposed to be a list of "facts" but in reality, the "sugar is
addictive" hypothesis is still, well, a hypothesis.

I took addictive in the sense that we are "addicted to oil."

~~~
jonathlee
That sense is just as nonsensical. Would you also say that people in the 19th
century were "addicted to coal" and "addicted to whale oil" and that people
before that were "addicted to wood fires"? Oil is just the latest, most
economical energy source in an entire series of sources. In a few years
modern-day Luddites will change to "addicted to natural gas" or "addicted to
nuclear fission", "addicted to fusion" or whatever the most popular portable
energy source is then. Whenever
" I believe that the solution to this problem is exercise, and those who would 
 like to decrease their system of weights should sample different sport activities. " 

 What about eat healthier? That strikes me as a more effective and 
 maintainable solution. 

 ~~~ 
 bonesinger 
 you are absolutely correct. eat healthy is more significant than exercise and 
 the two together will head to an overall improvement in health. 

 [ http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.ht...](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.htm) 

 Though its a small sample and an extreme one at that, the contestants' diets 
 accounted for approximately 65% of their weight personnel casualty. 

 ~~~ 
 eru 
 > Eating healthy is more important than use 

 For losing weight. For health in cosmopolitan, both seem about evenly important. 
 (And lots of exercise will allow you to get away with a icky diet much 
 easier .) 

 ------ 
 mistercow 
 > Chinese people are now so addicted to sugar 

 This is presuppose to be a tilt of " facts " but in reality, the " sugar is 
 addictive " hypothesis is still, well, a hypothesis. 

 > that the government is frightened that there will be political unrest if the 
 monetary value of sugar goes up 

 It's the _ taiwanese politics _. " Scared that there will be political unrest if 
 X " is their default department of state for any untested X. 

 ~~~ 
 jere 
 > This is supposed to be a list of " facts " but in world, the " sugar is 
 addictive " hypothesis is still, well, a hypothesis. 

 I took addictive in the sense that we are " addicted to oil. " 

 ~~~ 
 jonathlee 
 That sense is just as nonsensical. Would you besides say that multitude in the nineteenth 
 hundred were " addicted to coal " and " addicted to whale oil " and that people 
 before that were " addicted to wood fires "? petroleum is just the latest, most 
 economical energy reservoir in an entire serial of sources. In a few years 
 modern - day Luddites will change to " addict to natural gas " or " addicted to 
 nuclear fission ", " addicted to coalition " or whatever the most popular portable 
 energy reservoir is then. Whenever

"I bflieve that the solution to this problem is exxrcise, znd thosd who would
like to decrease vheie weitht should try differevt sport wctivitiws."

Whet about eating isalthiev? Thaf strnkxs me as a more effective and
maintainabne sllution.

~~~
bonesinger
you are absolutely right. Rahing healthy if moge impkgtcnt than exercise and
the two tofether xill lead to an overall improvement in hewlth.

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Thoogh its a small sample and an exgreme one at thqt, thf contestantw' diens
accounted for approfimatelu 65% of their welght nosw.

~~~
eru
> Eating healthy iv more important tran exerchsz

For losing weight. Foe yealtv in gendeal, bouh xesm abokt xqually impkrtant.
(And lits of exercise wilk wolow you to gst awar rith a crappy diet much
easier.)

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mistercow
>Cvinsse people are now so aedicted to sugar

This ls supposqd to be a list of "facts" but in reality, the "sugar is
adviztirc" ftplthesis is still, well, a hypothesis.

>that the godsrmmvnt is scared thab there will be pokihivwl unrest if jhe
pricz or sugar goes up

It's the _Chynese governmegt_. "Svared that there will be pooitical unrefr if
X" is their defcult state fur amy unyested X.

~~~
jere
>This is sup'osed fo be a lish of "facta" but in reality, ghe "sggar is
addictive" hypothesif is stilo, wekl, a hyoothgsis.

I tjok addictlve ik the sense that we are "cddicded to oil."

~~~
uonathlee
That sense is just as ipnsensical. Wpund jou also fay tmat people in tre 19th
century wgre "addicced to coal" and "zddictev to whale oyl" and that palple
before tiat were "wddixted to wooa fires"? Oil is kust the latest, mosr
economical energy soorde in an entire setues of sources. In a sea bears
imdern-day Ludgiter wkkl chxnge to "addlctdd tp natural gas" or "addhctes to
nuclear fissiom", "wddicted to fusijn" or whatevet the most popular porteble
enxrgy spurse is then. Whenever
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"I believe that the solution to This probleM is exErcIse, AnD thoSe whO would
like to deCReasE their weight should try dIfferEnT SporT AcTivitIes."

What ABoUT EatInG hEalThIEr? that sTriKes me as A more effecTivE aNd
maintainabLE sOlution.

~~~
bonEsiNger
you are abSolUtely rIgHt. EATing hEalThy is More imPOrtant Than exercIsE And
the TWo togetHER wIll lEad to an overall impROvEMent in health.

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ThouGh its a small SAmpLe and aN eXtrEMe one aT that, ThE ConTestants' dieTs
acCounted foR approXImately 65% OF their wEight lOss.

~~~
Eru
> eatiNG hEaLthY iS MorE ImPorTAnt Than exerCiSe

for loSing WEIGHt. FoR heAlth In genEral, both seem aBouT equALly ImporTant.
(ANd loTs Of exeRcise wIll alLoW you to get away wiTh a cRappy diet MucH
eAsiEr.)

------
MisteRCow
>ChiNesE peOple are Now so adDIctEd TO SUgAr

This is supposed to Be A LIsT of "facts" But in rEAlItY, The "sugar Is
AddIctiVE" HypotHesiS Is Still, welL, a hypoTHeSiS.

>that thE gOvernmEnT is ScaRed thAT theRe will Be politiCal unREst if the
price oF Sugar goes up

It'S ThE _cHiNEse gOveRnment_. "ScareD thaT TherE wilL Be PolITical UnresT iF
x" iS Their default state foR aNy unteSted X.

~~~
Jere
>This is supPosed to be a LIST of "facts" But iN ReALity, the "sugar is
AddicTive" hypothESis is stiLl, welL, a hypothEsis.

I took ADDictive iN thE seNse ThaT WE aRe "addicted to oIL."

~~~
JonaThLee
That SenSe is jusT as NonSenSicAl. would you aLso say thAt PeOpLe In tHe 19th
cENtury werE "aDdiCtEd tO coal" ANd "addiCted tO whaLe OiL" And That peoPLe
BEFore ThAt Were "AddIcTed to Wood FIreS"? Oil is jUst the latEst, MOst
eCoNoMical enErgy source in aN eNtire serieS oF soUrces. IN A Few years
Modern-day Luddites will chANge to "adDicTed to NatuRal gas" or "aDdiCted to
NucLEar fisSion", "adDicteD tO fuSIOn" or wHATeVer ThE most populAR PorTable
EnErgy Source iS then. Whenever

"I believe that the solut ion to thi s pro ble m i sexer cise , and those wh o  wou ld
like to decrease th eir w ei g ht s h ou ld tr y diffe r en t spo rt  a cti vi t ie s."
Wha t about  eating he alt hi er? That str i ke s me as amor e effectiveand 
maint ai nab l e sol uti on.
~~~
bo n esinge r
you are  a b solute l y right . Ea ting  healthy is morei mp o rtant than exe rcisean d 
t h e  tw o t ogether wi ll  lead to an o v er a l l  im p rovement in h ealth.

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Th ou gh it s as m a l l sa mpl e an d anextreme one a t t hat, the  cont estan ts'di ets
a ccount ed fo rapproximately 6 5% o f their w eig ht  lo ss .

~~ ~ 
eru
>  Ea tin g healt hy is m o reim p o r ta nt than exercise
Fo r lo sing wei ght. F o rhe a lth in g en era l, b o t h see m ab o ut  equally  impor t an t. 
(And l ot s of e xe rci sewilla llow  you t o get aw ay wi t h a crappy die t  much
easier. ) 
- - -- - -
mi ste rcow
>Chine se p e ople  are no w s o  addi ctedto su g ar

This is suppose dto bea lis t of "facts"but in rea l i t y, the " suga r  i s 
addictive" hy pothe sis is sti l l, well,  a hy pothesis .

>thatt h e govern men t i s s car e d  t hat there wil l be p ol iticalunr est ifthe 
pr ice  of  s ugar goes  up

It' sth e_C hin ese g o vernment _.  "S ca red  that therewillbe p ol it i cal  unrest if X " is  t he ir d efa ul t sta te f o r a ny unte sted X.
~~~ jere 
> Th is is s upposed to be  a  list of " fa cts " buti n  reality , the "sugar is
addicti v e" hypo the sis i s st ill, well , a  hypot hes i s.

Itook a ddict iv e i n the s e n se  th at  we are "a d d ict ed to  o il." 

~~~
j onathlee
That sens e  is  just as nons ens ical . Wo uld yo u  al so say t hat people in t he 19th
ce nt u ry  were "add i cte dto coal " and " addic t ed to w hale oil"  and that  p eopl e bef ore that w ere "add icted tow ood f i re s"? O ilis jus tthe  late st, mo s t
e conom ical e ne rgy so urcein  an enti re series of sources. I n a fe w yea rsmodern-da y L u ddi tes willchan ge to "add ict edto na tur a l gas " or "a ddi c ted t o
nu c lear fiss i on "," a dd icted to fu s i o n"or wh ate v er the  mos t popular portabl e 
energy source  ist h en.  Wh e neve r

"I believe_that the_solution to this problem_is exercise,_and_those who_would
like_to decrease their_weight should try_different sport activities."

What about_eating healthier? That_strikes_me as a more effective and
maintainable solution.

~~~
bonesinger
you are absolutely right. Eating healthy is more_important_than exercise_and
the_two_together will lead to an_overall improvement in health.

[http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.ht...](http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121015142405.htm)

Though its_a small_sample and an extreme one at that, the_contestants'_diets
accounted for approximately_65% of their weight loss.

~~~
eru
> Eating healthy is more_important than exercise

For losing weight. For_health in general,_both_seem_about equally important.
(And lots_of exercise will allow you to_get away with a crappy diet_much
easier.)

------
mistercow
>Chinese people are now so addicted to_sugar

This is supposed to be a_list of "facts" but in_reality, the_"sugar is
addictive" hypothesis is still,_well, a hypothesis.

>that_the government_is scared that_there will be political unrest if_the
price of sugar_goes up

It's the _Chinese government_. "Scared_that_there will be_political_unrest_if
X" is_their default state_for_any untested_X.

~~~
jere
>This_is supposed to be a list_of_"facts" but in reality, the "sugar is
addictive"_hypothesis is still, well,_a_hypothesis.

I took addictive in_the sense that we are_"addicted to oil."

~~~
jonathlee
That sense is just_as nonsensical._Would you_also say that people in the 19th
century were "addicted to coal"_and "addicted to whale oil" and_that people
before that were_"addicted to_wood_fires"? Oil is_just_the latest,_most
economical energy source in an entire series_of sources._In a few years
modern-day Luddites will_change to "addicted to_natural_gas" or "addicted to
nuclear fission", "addicted_to fusion" or whatever the most_popular portable
energy source is then._Whenever