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1. I got a news update from WDDTY, earlier today (which I'll
get on to shortly) that intrigued me because it suggested
evidence for what I've suspected for a very long time - that
it's what you eat that matters, not how much of it. But as I
was tracking down more details I came across something
quite amazing - there is a place (I'm tempted to call it a
restaurant, but I think that might be a little extravagant) in
Las Vegas called the Heart Attack Grill. Now I know this
shouldn't surprise me, but I'm English, so it does.

2. I know it's fun, but obesity is also Life & Death and this
place seems to be taking over-eating to ridiculous heights.
Mind you there are two hospitals just a short distance
away!

3. If you weigh over 350lbs you get to eat free here.

4. They sell a 2lb, 8000 calorie Quadruple byPass Burger (4
burgers & Cheese on a bun with an optional extra 20 slices
of bacon).

5. Their menu makes a sales point of the fact that the
'flatliner fries' are 'deep fried in Pure Lard' and their
commercial tells you the side affects from eating there.
These 'may include sudden weight gain, repeated increase
of wardrobe size, back pain, male breast growth, loss of
sexual partners, lung cancer, tooth decay and liver
sclerosis stroke. In some cases mild death may occur.'

6. But what got this place into the news was that a man had
a heart attack while eating a 6000 calorie Triple byPass
Burger. Mind you it got them a ton of free publicity and
that's never bad for business.

7. Anyway, that was a little digression - back to the calories
that are different sizes.

8. What I started exploring was the research into the obesity
states of Americanised Mexicans. It seems that the
University of South Carolina has been looking at Mexicans
in America. Apparently first generation Mexicans living in
the US tend to stick to their traditional diet which consists
of corn, beans, pork, fish, and a variety of fruits &
vegetables such as pineapple, papaya, squash and
avocado. Their children, however, consume diets high in
saturated fats and sodium as well as large quantities of
sweetened beverages.

9. It seems that second generation Mexican-Americans are
two and a half times more likely to become obese than
first generation Mexican-American relatives. There is no
suggestion that more food is being consumed - just that
what the diet consists of is fat and salt loaded fast food,
rather than fresh meat, fruit and vegetables.

10. I can certainly confirm from my own experiences of losing
weight that I don't really eat less. I just eat different and
the weight slowly and steadily drops away for as long as I
maintain a healthy diet. So if you are struggling to lose
weight, try making some changes in the quality of what
you eat and forget about the quantities.

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