« Spasebo, Stanislav Petrov | Main | Voulez vous cafe avec moi? » Losing weight the Castro way26 Sep 2007 01:57 pm 1. Step one: impose a strict socialist regime. 2. Step two: Cling to said regime long after communism has failed in the rest of the world. The resulting economic collapse will force everyone to drastically reduce their caloric intake, and increase their activity level. 2. Step three: there is no step three. It does have the virtue of simplicity. But given the side effect profile, I think I'd rather stick with Fen-Phen. (via Ron Bailey) Comments (20)
We encourage it. 
Western medicine and forced physical labor are probably the best combination for health. The study showed how many Cubans moved to manual labor jobs, and while the obese got thinner, few people of normal weight became unhealthily thin. I wouldn't be surprised if America's prison population is in many ways healthier than the free population. Freedom and wealth may go against a healthy lifestyle.
Hmmm, there's a Michael-Moore-is-fat joke in there somewhere but it's just not coming to me.
He obviously didn't spend very much time on location.
Erick, go eat 6 cheeseburgers, maybe it'll come to you.
Maybe someone could start a fat farm in Cuba... let wealthy fat Americans go there for a month or two to lose weight. EI
Step 3 definitely involves finding a Japanese buyer for the underpants.
Alamo, in talking about US prisoner's health - you mean other than inflicted harm and communicable disease, particularly from those who were into drugs, right? Just like Cubans 'of normal weight' doesn't deal with the problems of trying to keep kids fed? And since the obesity rate is higher in America's poor than rich, should that be "Freedom and poverty may go against a healty lifestyle" in your comment? Or did you mean, "you know, if you get off your butt and walk every now and then, and eat something besides Mickey-D's fat bombs on a regular basis, you're more likely to be healthy." I doubt there are a lot of people who would even argue that one.
Some months ago the federal government released statistics showing that males age 15 to 64 have a lower death rate in prison than out. IIRC, the difference was more pronounced among blacks. Keep in mind, however, that prison inmates are clustered toward the lower end of the 15 - 64 age range, and death rates naturally are higher toward the top end. In addition, prison inmates face no risk of car crashes, a major cause of death among the non-elderly.
Step 3: Repeat steps 1 and 2. No pasaran!!, especially to the deserts bar.
males age 15 to 64 have a lower death rate in prison than out. IIRC, the difference was more pronounced among blacks. And how much of that is due to the reduced opportunities for lousy choices, i.e. violence, drugs, reckless driving .... ?
Step 3 - profit, of course
For the gnomes of the regime only, Ian.
COMMUNISM IN THREE EASY STEPS 1. Impose socialism in every way possible. 2. ??? 3. Utopia.
According to the abstract, the average BMI shifted by only 1.5 points - in spite of 1,000 calories less per person and increasing the number of the physically active from about 1/3 to 2/3. That just underscores how difficult it is to lose weight.
Forget the Castro diet, that is so 80s.
Some rich kids (David de Rothschild) have launched AdventureEcology recently.. you have to travel around the world to save the environment.. The only most interesting thing I could find about it so far was from this blog: So this unusual story starts in a very unassuming village called Vilcabamba. Vilcabamba is Located in the very very south of Ecuador high up in an elevated valley about 1 and half hours drive from Loja. now lets just say that this is no ordinary Valley. Firstly being so inaccessible means for decades it has been protected from many of the modern influences that shape the worlds that most of us inhabit. Big deal, so what if it’s like something out of Back to the Future, who needs Starbucks or Plasma TV’s I hear you say! Now if that was the only peculiar attribute then I would stop here however according to my local source, this unnatural - or natural phenomenon, depending on which way you want to look at it, goes much deeper than a lack of modernization. The source of our fascination apparently was all due to a healthy does of negative ions and a secret mix of herbal remedies only found high up in hidden mountain gardens! So the reason for such interest in Vilcabamba? Like always it’s down to people! The inhabitants of Vilcabamba have made and proven their claims to extremely long lifes, and — for me ,more impressively — rumor has it that they have lived healthy throughout their entire life’s. Now I am not just talking, as old as you Gran, ( 80 or 90 years young) I am talking 120 to 130 years young! Thats rights 130 years old! Is it even possible to make a cake big enough to hold all the candle’s? Apparently so! According to the first group of people to poke around in Vilcambamba, some scientists in the mid-1950s, research showed that the claims of old age were really true and that there was very little chronic illness even for the eldest people of Vilcabamba.- A claim we experienced first hand! So If I was to believe the science, then I would have to say that the secret behind why residents of Vilcabamba remained so healthy throughout their life, was due to the old saying ” You are what you eat” There extra long battery life is due to a combination of: * leanness In other words they are following all the dietary values your doctor or pale vegan friend try so hard to instill into your everyday life, in my case, often with little success! Their idyllic way of life includes picking and eating fresh fruit and veg, which goes straight from their garden into their mouth ( No food miles to be seen) No animal products, and more importantly NO packaged or pre-prepared food. Now If that’s not enough, their daily lives are filled with hiking up extremely steep slopes to harvest and cultivate their vegetable, fruits, nut and herbs. In other words it’s a life full of activity. However for me, the most special attribute of this extraordinary place is the ability to age gracefully. Not a fake smile or pair of pinned back eyes in sight! In fact aging is seen as it should be! People are given more and more respect as they grow older. It is said that in Vilcabamba getting old is actually something to look forward to, being more mature and growing as a person are seen as a positive not a negative, all rather refreshing compared to our obsession to stay baby fresh!
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I think I'd rather stick with Fen-Phen.
Why not Alli? You don't die from that. Just remember to have an extra pair of pants with you at all times :)
Posted by Peter | September 26, 2007 2:09 PM