"Bob (this one)" wrote:
>
> Andrew B. Chung, MD/PhD wrote:
> > LE wrote:
> >
> >>My Mom, 82 y/o, is in very good health ... walks 2-3 mi every other day
> >>on treadmill. Basically, no Hx of cardiac events.
> >>
> >>Her Total Cholesterol has risen in recent years ... at one point 281
> >>(2002).
> >
> > This does happen as we get older because if we remain healthy, we get
> > hungrier and consequently tend to eat more unless we are watching how
> > much we are eating (i.e. using the 2PD-OMER Approach).
>
> <LOL>

"The faithless will be fully repaid for their ways, and the good man for
his."

> More ignorant claptrap from Chung. The axiom in both foodservice
> and weight-control worlds is that older people eat less than younger
> people.

Older people tend to be less healthy. Those who remain healthy will
have healthier (ie bigger) appetites as they age.

> That's why so many restaurants have instituted reduced portion
> sizes at reduced prices as standard menu items. That's why so many other
> restaurants have instituted smaller-portion, reduced price "Early Bird
> Specials" for diners who wish to dine earlier than the larger customer
> group. It's almost exclusively older people who take advantage of it.

"A discerning man keeps wisdom in view, but a fool's eyes wander to the
ends of the earth."

Would be more than happy to "glow" and chat about this and other things
like cardiology, diabetes and nutrition that interest those following
this thread here during the next on-line chat (12/08/05):

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For those who are put off by the signature, my advance apologies for how
the LORD has reshaped me:

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In Christ's love always,

Andrew
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