Poor Canadians

[D2k Sardaukar]

Canadians who spend hours sitting in front of

a computer are more likely to be porky' date=' according

to a new Statistics Canada study.

Sedentary Behavior and Obesity, released Wednesday,

is based on data from the 2007 Canadian Community Health

Survey of more than 42,600 Canadians aged 20 to 64, interviewed

throughout 2007.

It found that computer use was strongly associated with obesity,

whereas for some reason, reading a book did not ...[/quote']

Source: http://www.fudzilla.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=8041&Itemid=1

[Tatar Khan]

Obesity is result of worrying too much about what you eat and not doing enough activity. The reason the study doesn't find the book reading as the behavior that causes obesity even though it also sitting and not mooving behavior is because how many people read these days?

[Andrew]

I sit in front of a computer way too much each and every day. But I am underweight. Now if I were to switch to a job that did not involve physical activity or have a lifestyle that involved physical activity, I am sure I would be fat. I've seen it happen to people.

Eat healthy and exercise is the only solution. Diets do not work in the long term. Lifestyle changes do.

[Khan]

Wow I thought sitting around reading books and on the computer would make me thin. I am shocked.

[D2k Sardaukar]

Wow I thought sitting around reading books and on the computer would make me thin. I am shocked.

It came as a shock to us all...

[XaarKhan]

I guess it's mostly about self control and discipline.

I am behind the computer alot but I don't have any excess fat.

Just when I eat, I eat till I have enough, not till I am filled.

I work aswell and use the bike on weekends.

A bit of paying attention to what you eat and a tiny bit of exercise do wonders already.

[D2k Sardaukar]

This makes me think about a diet book I once found from John Walker, creator of Autodesk, on the www.

It's called The Hacker's Diet and takes a technical approach to losing weight. Free online version: http://www.fourmilab.ch/hackdiet/www/hackdiet.html

I have only read a few pages... I don't need a diet, but perhaps there is some useful info in it to prevent getting fat.