I noticed the first Rockfeller study began with 8 subjects and increased to 50. I'm not sure that's a large enough group to be statistically significant as a scientific matter. The latter studies did have more subjects. It is quite depressing. However, I think Geek is right that there is more obesity now. I see the tubby parent/tubby kid duo some. But I also see trim parent with overweight (not necessarily obese kid) too. I think kids nowadays just spend a lot more time in front of the computer, TV or gaming systems than prior generations, who were running and biking around the neighborhodd more. Where I live, these activities are somewhat uncommon now. Everyone's too worried about kid snatching and traffic.
I wonder what effect pregnancy has on weight? I've known plenty of women who were trim before pregnancy, but just cannot get the last 10-20 pounds of weight off afterward. Some of that phenomenon may be due to a slowing metabolism as we age, but still, they're not reverting to pre-pregnancy weight as the study suggests they should.
I noticed the first Rockfeller study began with 8 subjects and increased to 50. I'm not sure that's a large enough group to be statistically significant as a scientific matter. The latter studies did have more subjects. It is quite depressing. However, I think Geek is right that there is more obesity now. I see the tubby parent/tubby kid duo some. But I also see trim parent with overweight (not necessarily obese kid) too. I think kids nowadays just spend a lot more time in front of the computer, TV or gaming systems than prior generations, who were running and biking around the neighborhodd more. Where I live, these activities are somewhat uncommon now. Everyone's too worried about kid snatching and traffic.
I wonder what effect pregnancy has on weight? I've known plenty of women who were trim before pregnancy, but just cannot get the last 10-20 pounds of weight off afterward. Some of that phenomenon may be due to a slowing metabolism as we age, but still, they're not reverting to pre-pregnancy weight as the study suggests they should.
