Food For Thought

Here’s an interesting satirical summary on the evolution of food control. "We invented birth control; why not girth control?" writes William Saletan in Slate magazine.

"In fact, we're already working on it. Food abstinence, like sexual abstinence, was the original option. Then came the rhythm method: no snacking between meals. Randy teens fortify their resolve at True Love Waits; hungry adults do it at Weight Watchers. To relieve the hots, there's safe sex; to relieve the munchies, there's SlimFast. With foams and jellies, we can kill sperm in the reproductive tract; with lipase inhibitors, we can neutralize fat in the digestive tract. The pill blocks pregnancy by fooling your body into thinking it's pregnant; appetite suppressants curtail eating by making your body think it's full."

It’s true – there seems to be a cure for everything these days. The key is to separate the gimmicks from the real thing. To target the long-term, try controlling food through three things: proper exercise, proper diet, and portion size. Sorry, weight loss quick fixes and food abstinence won’t get you far.