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“We already know this, certainly, and we also know that poverty and obesity are very clearly linked. These researchers are just looking at the issue again, and clarifying it and making it scientific.”
Cathy Nonas
“We know that a 5 to 10 percent weight loss has significant effects on blood glucose and on blood pressure and triglycerides. If you put them all together -- healthy weight, healthy eating, physical activity -- you will find on every level that you will see a reduction in diabetes and heart disease,”
“In diabetes, a healthy weight and physical activity really help improve blood sugars, and the kinds of food you eat and how much (you eat) does, too.”
“The fact is that anyone who loves chocolate can tell you that in some cases a sweet fruit just won't fill the void of that wonderful taste of chocolate.”
“We are a country that is becoming vastly overweight, no matter how many diets we come up with,”
“He had the most popular diet that ever existed, ... He was not just a doctor, he was a businessman. He made his diet into an industry, and it made him a very wealthy man.”
“Finally, if it's really only five pounds, it may be due to physical changes such as perimenopause, certain medications, or even from muscle if you're very active,'' Nonas says.”
“You're not going to be able to find one thing that is going to be the be-all and end-all in obesity in kids. I don't think any one thing is going to have a strong effect, but if we don't start to do some of these things now, we don't have a chance in hell of reducing obesity.”
“I've always said that vending machines is a start, but nowhere near enough to make a dent, ... This, by itself, is not an effective policy. That's different from saying it shouldn't be done.”
“After all, you have to take gum out in order to eat.”
