tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post1668595361287296507..comments2023-10-22T06:15:30.760-04:00Comments on Boomer Musings: Thinking outside the box (of sugar)Douglashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-88122606393721260532012-12-09T11:48:06.325-05:002012-12-09T11:48:06.325-05:00My impetus for the rant was years of observation c...My impetus for the rant was years of observation concerning recommended diets. I suspect our genetic makeup has a lot to do with our metabolic needs. Toss in our personal environment (we tend to habituate the diets of our parents) and we generally follow the body shape of one (or both) of our parents. Someone with overweight parents will have a tough time maintaining a healthy weight, for example, while you and I do not seem to suffer that problem.Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752593286034877538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7561631984395061740.post-36926538048970846512012-12-09T10:37:23.400-05:002012-12-09T10:37:23.400-05:00I'm going to have to give this one some furthe...I'm going to have to give this one some further thought Douglas, but I am in general agreement with you. I pretty much agree that the body adapts to environmental forces.<br /><br />I have always had an usual diet. When I was in high school, college, and graduate school, I always worked in hotels and restaurants. I always had an endless supply of food since I worked all of the time. Given the option, I always chose the protein (beef, fish, chicken, etc.), and rarely the veggies and complex carbohydrates. Additionally, I drank fruit juice (to the tune of 4,000 calories a day throughout most of my life).<br /><br />The most I have ever weighed at 6'0" is 180 lbs, and most times, 175 lbs. I can eat at a buffet everyday of the week and never gain an ounce. I refuse to drink diet drinks.<br /><br />Now, as I have gotten older, I have become a tad more sensible about my food choices. I have significantly reduced the amount of pork I eat. I hate fried foods, and I drink vegetable juices at every opportunity I get.<br /><br />Still nothing has changed. I've always attributed my consistent weight, since roughly 1969 to burning off the calories consumed. Amt in is the same amt burned, I guess.<br /><br />My Father is 92 years old, and on too many medications in my opinion. I recently managed to get him off of 3 medications, and he appears to be doing better. The human body is an amazing mechanism, if we allow it to perform as designed.<br /><br />I'm obviously rambling, but there may be something to your theory.Inspector Clouseauhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09373932797333038561noreply@blogger.com