CNN this am reported that a new study on overweight people shows they are mentally slower and dumber.

You gotta have a thought on this.

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I won't say that being overweight alone makes you slow mentally, but I will say that people that are overweight tend to not get enough of three very important things --
a. daily intake of water (in fact, they get too much caffeine which depletes the water)
b. exercise, which can elevate and stimulate brain function
c. Fruits and veggies, full of nutrients that open us oxygen to many parts of the cerebral cortex.

Your brain is over 80% water. Water needs to be replaced in your body everyday. If you don't, I'm sure it does suffer quite a bit.

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It makes sense. Being too fat slows the body down, it only follows that it slows the mind a bit too. The mind and body ARE connected as much as most of us like to deny that :-) Healthy body healthy(er) mind.

Some of us have learned that this is the truth the hard way BTW. Not ME of course. Some other guy :-)

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Agreed. I used to live at Pizza Hut and White Castle. And water? Eh, when I was waiting on my soda to arrive. These days though, it's funny to look back at how crappy my eating habits really were.

People are overly medicated as well, which has a lot to do with it. Many medications aren't necessary if you take care of yourself. It's not the drug companies fault -- we buy the stuff! It's not the fast food companies fault, same reason. It's a societal problem with a societal solution. I often wonder if it's not too late. I guess in the end I feel as if it's up to individuals to start change with themselves and with their children (teaching good habits and information). Preaching to everyone only does so much. But the more it is shown by example what a healthy lifestyle can get you, the more I think it will turn around.

Our bodies evolved to function properly based on certain nutrient requirements. If we aren't getting them consistently, we aren't going to function the way we are made to.

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~~~Commercial on T.V. ~~~.....

............. "Talk to your Dr. and see if endlintus is right for you."

Americans think they need a pill for everything. I guess drug companies can make some money on a B.S. pill (just vitamin C) sold to us to get rid of belly button lint LOL. Maybe they'll make one that will create a barrier around you impenetrable to boogers being flicked at you by nerds

Maybe they'll make one that makes super rich supermodels want to pay us weird guys for sex

Hmmmm... I better go talk to my Dr.

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LOL
Coulda' used that one in high school

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Yeah, I just can't wait to see the commercial for that one LOL

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Check this out (another study on overweight epidemic)
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4793455.stm

More overweight than hungry people...just what does that say about the world at large?
In American today, if you sit down and eat a super-sized fast food combo you could potentially consume all of the necessary calories you need for a day in a single meal. Government regulation can never replace responsible people making smart choices.

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It boils down to survival of the fittest I think. That would NOT be survival of the fattest.

I HAD to :-)

Evolution in action maybe ?

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Now that I think about it, there was a post on US POL recently about the Top 10 Reasons people are getting more overweight. One of them was overweight people breeding more kids and passing on the bad habits. You may be more right than you think

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