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This is the trajectory for my weight gain over my adult years. Steady as she goes - up, up, up since those halcyon days of being the 116-pound sophomore trying out for the football team, an experience that reminded me what a decent tennis player I was.

I'm now a 49-year-old typical American male who is somewhat overweight but hides it well, at least that's what I tell myself every day in my own ritual of self-denial. You do the math.

If you don't think that America's collective weight gain is an economic as well as health issue, take another look at the fiscal scales. My statistics are hardly scientific, but some studies I've seen indicate that Americans spend $100 billion annually on junk food.

Think the government does any better?

Well, you don't know your Ron Paul from RuPaul, because a 2011 report by a couple of nonprofit think tanks showed that U.S.

Source: Tulsa World

by DrKen

What is a good work out/diet plan good for me? (question for body building and diet experts)?

ok so im 16 years old turning 17 this year, and im kinda fat, like only in my stomach and upper side of the legs, but not that fat, i also got a little bit of man boobs i wanna get rid of, my arms or neck aren’t fat, as a matter of fact i have a kinda ripped back.

so summer vacation is about to start, and i want to body build this 2 months and a half i got left, i want to be slimmer, hopefully have a six pack or at least a four pack, (or just slim) bigger biceps and triceps, a stronger and bigger chest, bigger shoulders, and the muscles one has between the neck and the shoulders (forgot the name).

also i want to be healthier, because this year to be honest i have been eating a lot of junk food like mickey d’s and that kinda stuff....

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by admin

1. Cut out the junk foods! Remember, the root of vegetarian is “veg,” not “junk.”

2. Replace the meat. As sources of protein, an ounce of meat and a quarter cup of cooked beans are roughly equivalent. Soy and quinoa are both excellent choices. I eat TONS of tofu for the protein. The best part about it is because it has absolutely NO taste, whatever you place it in taste like what you place it in… (I don’t know if that made sense ha ha.)

3. Watch your nutrients! Be careful to get enough omega-3 fatty acids, iron, zinc, iodine, calcium, and vitamins D and B-12, according to the ADA.

4. Read marks. Vegetarian packaged and processed foods are subject to the same hazards as the nonvegetarian alternatives.

5. Look for foods that are fortified with extra nutrients for a nutritional boost. Choose soy products that are fortified with calcium, vitamin D and B12.

6. Try tofu and soy crumbles, which are mild-tasting and absorb the seasonings and flavor of whatever you cook them with.

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