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Short Mom: Math + Obesity = Science!

shortmom:

Article on NYT:

A Mathematical Challenge to Obesity

Dr. Carson C. Chow, mathematician and physicist, studies causes and solutions of obesity through mathematics.

Some of his team’s findings:

  • Obesity is a result of the overproduction of food (it is cheap and there is too much of it) in…

I’m finding this little tool fascinating!  If its right, it would really help me figure out how much to eat while training for the marathon.

  1. betternikki reblogged this from shortmom and added:
    Yepyepyep. Been maintaining in roughly a 5 lb range for over a year. I’ll have a week where I’ll eat fast food nearly...
  2. runningthankful said: That calculator is amazing. I like the amount of detail it allows you to enter.
  3. regainingmymoxy said: :o( no iPhone simulation.
  4. full-iron said: Gotta love science…
  5. melanieisdoinglife reblogged this from shortmom and added:
    I’m finding this little tool fascinating! If its right, it would really help me figure out how much to eat while...
  6. melanieisdoinglife said: This is fascinating!
  7. thisfearlesslife said: Are you going to start shooting for 1700 cals and see if it works? MFP has me at 1430 cals/day
  8. iron-inside reblogged this from shortmom
  9. iron-inside said: According to this calculator, I’m supposed to eat 2500-3000 cals/day which is about what I already eat. It’s SO much food, especially since I don’t eat calorie-heavy foods like pizza or burgers very often.
  10. nopain-nojane reblogged this from shortmom and added:
    Reblogged to read tomorrow, when I’m more awake. Looks interesting!
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