Nutrition and Health

mwild31

"For those of you who watch what you eat, here's the final word on
nutrition and health. It's a relief to know the truth after all those
conflicting medical studies.

1. The Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than
the British or Americans.

2. The Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than the
British or Americans.

3. The Japanese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart
attacks than the British or Americans.

4. The Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer
heart attacks than the British or Americans.

5. The Germans drink a lot of beers and eat lots of sausages and fats
and suffer fewer heart attacks than the British or Americans.

CONCLUSION: Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently
what kills you."

Parabeagle

Priceless!!! I love it!!! Better stop speaking English and break out my Russian grammar books, I guess. x;-)

mwild31

Da! Comrade, Da! Good little comrade. x;-)

Parabeagle

Actually, it's "Da, tovarich." Tovarich is the Russian word for "comrade." Learn something new every day, huh? Not only are these posts fun, they're educational. x:-)

mwild31

show off.

ray a

No compredende. Por favor, habla Espannol?

HRgalME

Actually I read a study once that said if you were to order the same food at say McDonalds overseas, the portions are smaller. Apparently we Americans want more for our dollar so the portions here are bigger than anywhere else in the world, hence the reason so many Americans are overweight. It is also true for non fast food restaurants and grocery stores. Conclusion, we are eating more and exercising less because most other countries give their workers more time away from work. Shouldn't we be doing something about this?

Cyndy

Parabeagle

Most of the countries with 35-hour weeks, 6 weeks vacation per year, etc. are also among the least productive in the Western world. I don't think the solution is adopting more time off from work and eating smaller portions. Just start eating smaller portions.

Whatever

I have come to the conclusion that the fancier and more expensive the restaurant, the smaller the portions. Now, if only I could afford to go to them on a regular basis.

marc

Actually, I think it is more specific than English, it is American. Portion control is so important. I heard a report this weekend that 25% (I think) of our children are obese. Not just overweight and that most of them become obese adults. We teach it young.

rad

True and sad, Marc. Its now become a problem with American pets, can you believe that? Vets are very concerned that too many pets are so overweight from being fed table scraps of fatty foods, fast foods, and just plain too much food.

System

What we really need are computers at work that are powered by stationary bikes. That should do the trick.

James Sokolowski
HRhero.com

ray a

James, which trick are you looking for... more physically fit HR pros from all the exercise, fewer posts because we poop out and can't pedal that far, or smelly HR departments?

marc

We might have to amend our offensive bodily odors policy. It might also cut down on whining in my office. Closed door sessions would become a thing of the past. This is worth considering.

HRQ

Maybe in America we just track this stuff more accurately? You know how we all just love statistics, lists, etc...