SUPERSIZE THIS. - Extract from the New Scientist weekly online newsletter I have just received. - My website has the answer to the question they ask!

"SUPERSIZE THIS
It takes a lot of planning to get 6600 calories of junk food down you in one day. But that's what Adde Karimi did for an experiment based on the 2004 documentary Super Size Me - in which film-maker Morgan Spurlock spent 30 days eating exclusively at McDonald's. Karimi followed a similar regime of stuffing his face, but unlike Spurlock whose cholesterol and weight both soared, Karimi suffered no medical problems and his cholesterol was lower after a month on the fast food than it had been before. We are used to being told that if we are overweight the problem is simply too much food and too little exercise, but now it doesn't seem as straightforward as that. Are some people just more susceptible to obesity than others?"

If you have the ear of anyone on New Scientist's editorial staff, please tell them about my website, which explains the mystery...(o:

Obesity is not caused by overeating! And 'slimming'/eating less is not necessary to reduce obesity! - Obesity is caused by fluid retention, most usually in people who are sensitive to salt.

Lose weight by eating less salt! Go on! - Try it!
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Remember: 'slimming' is harmful and unnecessary; all that is normally necessary to lose excess weight is to eat less salt, i.e. to reduce one's sodium intake, and to eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables - because their high potassium content helps to remove sodium from the body.