tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post184746300850978709..comments2024-01-13T18:57:18.243-05:00Comments on Information Processing: Modeling gluttonySteve Hsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02428333897272913660noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-38934314719296843012012-05-16T08:45:02.408-04:002012-05-16T08:45:02.408-04:00 Picked up by Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5910578/... Picked up by Gizmodo: http://gizmodo.com/5910578/this-math-equation-will-make-you-less-fatDavid Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-34388349093632155812012-05-16T02:35:05.132-04:002012-05-16T02:35:05.132-04:00Humans are exceedingly adaptable. They adapt to wi...Humans are exceedingly adaptable. They adapt to wide-ranging varieties of diets and conditions. They can get most of their calories from rice, or live on low-carb diets, or get a third of their daily calories from C2H5OH for years, without getting sick. They can spend their days sitting on a couch, or they can spend several hours a day pedaling a bicycle. <br />That's why I think that obesityesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-38027173548165802552012-05-16T02:01:34.243-04:002012-05-16T02:01:34.243-04:00 Good points, and further evidence of how hard it ... Good points, and further evidence of how hard it would be to do the modeling of obesity. How to incorporate different attitudes of Americans vs. the Japanese into the mathematical model?<br /><br />You shouldn't underestimate the importance of fast food, though. In the United States, frequency of visits to fast food joints is traditionally the strongest, or one of the strongest predictors ofesmithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-90624671515700582172012-05-16T01:28:07.133-04:002012-05-16T01:28:07.133-04:00This sounds reasonable from an evolutionary viewpo...This sounds reasonable from an evolutionary viewpoint. For most of its history the human race must have been hungry most of the time. That's the most natural state that the body is best adapted to :-)uair01http://uair01.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-32740331114455823202012-05-15T21:24:21.069-04:002012-05-15T21:24:21.069-04:00It's interesting that you should mention the f...It's interesting that you should mention the focus on hunger, because I have come to the conclusion that attempting to eliminate hunger or increase satiety is <i>precisely</i> the wrong approach and is what is sending us on an endless will o' the wisp chase, paradoxically.<br /><br />Rather, I now believe the secret lies in teaching people how to accept some level of hunger, at least Kevin Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-21009220657181957772012-05-15T19:41:49.260-04:002012-05-15T19:41:49.260-04:00***I think the food industry doesn’t want to know ...***I think the food industry doesn’t want to know it. ***<br /><br />I've been reading 'Eat Stop Eat' which recommends intermittent fasting (24 hours once a week, something I can't be bothered doing). The author previously worked for a supplement company and also notes the reluctance of the industry to hear this kind of message.<br /><br />"Food companies, supplement bottinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-38509529060111850572012-05-15T18:05:44.522-04:002012-05-15T18:05:44.522-04:00 It really lights up the idea of burning fat! It really lights up the idea of burning fat!David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-62104478965105479782012-05-15T17:11:15.915-04:002012-05-15T17:11:15.915-04:00I just looked at his CV and realized I might have ...I just looked at his CV and realized I might have mis-remembered. The second trip was maybe consulting work and he kept his academic job.<br /><br />Re: kilocalories, Don't they teach you guys anything in Canada? I lecture about this stuff in physics 101 when I cover energy :-)steve hsuhttp://duende.uoregon.edu/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-12773471405396333652012-05-15T16:58:49.949-04:002012-05-15T16:58:49.949-04:00I think I missed the second trip back to Wall Stre...I think I missed the second trip back to Wall Street for our dieting friend. When was that? <br /><br />Yes, I must confess that although I knew that a calorie was how much energy you needed to heat up a gram of water I had no idea how many Calories a chocolate bar had. I also didn't know a food Calorie with a capital C is a kilocalorie. It really opened up my eyes when I learned that theCarson Chownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-86020898459774568462012-05-15T14:50:56.746-04:002012-05-15T14:50:56.746-04:00 That was my first thought. A 'calorie' i... That was my first thought. A 'calorie' isn't really a calorie.David Coughlinhttp://twitter.com/dscoughlinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-60223214235470567022012-05-15T12:55:02.751-04:002012-05-15T12:55:02.751-04:00Makes a great deal of sense, but there has to be a...Makes a great deal of sense, but there has to be a cultural component. Food is super-abundant in places like Japan and Thailand, much more so than America, with food stalls literally crowding the streets emitting delicious smells, yet people are thin. Rich European countries also manage to say thin, like France. <br /><br />Increased calorie consumption is obviously the immediate driver, but the Kevin Rosenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5880610.post-49513125352366903832012-05-15T12:33:06.483-04:002012-05-15T12:33:06.483-04:00Perhaps he just wasn't aware that "calori...Perhaps he just wasn't aware that "calories" on food labels are actually kilocalories?<br /><br />Have you talked to Carson about paleo? ;)Christopher Changhttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=723726480noreply@blogger.com