Fri, Apr-19-19, 08:26
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Senior Member
Posts: 10,151
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Plan: LC--Atkins
Stats: 195/160/150
BF:
Progress: 78%
Location: Kansas City, MO
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One statistic jumps out: 7 out of 10 potential recruits are rejected for being overweight. Wow. I guess not surprising in the American population today.
This study was mildly criticized because it was not "randomized." Fair enough for scientific standards. But when it comes to how people eat, personal preference is surely an important motivation.
Along those lines, I've never quite believed that in the 1990s Women's Health Initiative, almost 20,000 women (out of the 50,000 in the study) faithfully sustained an "undereating" diet for eight years. Did they lie? Well, maybe not consciously. But I suspect some, uh, fudging.
Military personnel have more to lose! Butter and bacon beat carrot sticks every time in my opinion.
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