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Are CO2 emissions contributing to obesity ?

By T.K. Randall
March 17, 2012 · Comment icon 36 comments

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A controversial new theory by Danish researchers has linked carbon dioxide levels with obesity.
The team studied statistics over two decades and concluded that the rise in obesity in Denmark is roughly equivalent to the rise in carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere. "The normal theory is that fat people get fatter because they don't move as much as they should," said researcher Lars-Georg Hersoug. "But the study showed that thin people also get fatter, and this happened over the whole of the 22-year period of the study."
Hersoug also suggests as evidence that obesity increases in the U. S. happened fastest in the period 1986-2010 on the East Coast, which is where CO2 concentrations are highest. He also cites a 2010 study of 20,000 laboratory animals who all gained weight, despite being in controlled conditions.


Source: Daily Mail | Comments (36)




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Comment icon #27 Posted by missymoo999 12 years ago
paper's author is on advisory committees for processed food industry. http://www.kraftfoodscompany.com/deliciousworld/healthandwellbeing/advisory_council.aspx SHOCKING ! I just had my last question answered.
Comment icon #28 Posted by questionmark 12 years ago
I am not disputing your point,but we talking pigs on farms,or pigs (or any animal) ,in the wild. As I would think pigs in captivity are fed crap ,which would make them fatter than they were 40 years ago. Are say lions on the Serengeti,fatter now than 50 years ago. Im just trying to ascertain if it's universal,or just domesticated animals. As it should be both,if it's the CO2. If it's just animals that are fed by man,including zoo animals,its subject as to whether or not its due to the garbage in what we can buy to feed an animal,anywhere. Some animal feeds are made by Monsanto and other chemic... [More]
Comment icon #29 Posted by JayMark 12 years ago
i'm sure the carbonazis are lapping it up. Of course they do. But I don't think the whole CO2 "obesity" is of their concern. I don't think it is important enough to be a threath to those filthy trashes. They will mostly fight ecologists and scientists that have proved the negative impact of CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere (global warming, acidification of water etc.).
Comment icon #30 Posted by Doug1029 12 years ago
Of course they do. But I don't think the whole CO2 "obesity" is of their concern. I don't think it is important enough to be a threath to those filthy trashes. They will mostly fight ecologists and scientists that have proved the negative impact of CO2 accumulation in the atmosphere (global warming, acidification of water etc.). My take on this "study" is that somebody just wanted to see if there was an issue there to look at. The answer is "yes" - sort of. There isn't enough other information available to tell us much of anything about the phenomenon. The reason they chose 8000 ppm was so tha... [More]
Comment icon #31 Posted by questionmark 12 years ago
That CO2-effect might be of more importance as a means of increasing meat production. Animals could be raised in an artificial atmosphere - maybe there's a profit in here somewhere. Doug Fat not equal to meat. Unless we go back to consuming white bacon that is the stuff that ends up in the waste bin.
Comment icon #32 Posted by JayMark 12 years ago
Fat not equal to meat. Unless we go back to consuming white bacon that is the stuff that ends up in the waste bin. Well as far as the thoery goes, it is said that more CO2 could make you hungrier. So eating more wouldn't, I think, necessarly only adding fat to the body. Other factors need to be considered.
Comment icon #33 Posted by JayMark 12 years ago
That CO2-effect might be of more importance as a means of increasing meat production. Animals could be raised in an artificial atmosphere - maybe there's a profit in here somewhere. Doug Perhaps. But we would need to check on other thing no? If we expose them to too much CO2, it could very well have a negative effect on them as well. As far as I know, CO2 is an acidifiying agent of the blood so maby it could change the animal's blood chemistry too much which could make it's meat non-edible or simply not recommended/dangerous. This is pure speculation though.
Comment icon #34 Posted by Doug1029 12 years ago
Fat not equal to meat. Unless we go back to consuming white bacon that is the stuff that ends up in the waste bin. True. But critters are sold by the pound. The producer wants the most pounds at the least cost. What the buyer throws away is up to him. And beef gets a higher grade for marbling - fat. Doug
Comment icon #35 Posted by Doug1029 12 years ago
Perhaps. But we would need to check on other thing no? If we expose them to too much CO2, it could very well have a negative effect on them as well. As far as I know, CO2 is an acidifiying agent of the blood so maby it could change the animal's blood chemistry too much which could make it's meat non-edible or simply not recommended/dangerous. This is pure speculation though. It's all about production. If the meat is unusable it can't be sold and the process won't be used. As for negative effects on the animal - ever seen a chicken farm? Doug
Comment icon #36 Posted by JayMark 12 years ago
It's all about production. If the meat is unusable it can't be sold and the process won't be used. As for negative effects on the animal - ever seen a chicken farm? Doug Right. Yes I have. I saw it in the movie "Food Inc". *Projectile pukes*


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