Tuesday, May 11, 2004
The Study of Weight Gain
The Study of Weight Gain
I wonder if anyone has ever done a study on the social impact on weight gain?
I know that my own observations are far from scientific, but this isn’t exactly… um… Science Weekly, so who cares how scientific they are?
I have two subjects, let’s call them A and I. Subject I is clearly an alpha male (well, okay, he’s the only male). Subject I has a mate, C, however, C is not part of the study. Subject A is a beta female, however, we won’t let her know that.
Currently, subject I is overweight. I’d estimate he’s at least twice the weight of an average male his height and age. Similarly, subject A is also pretty fat.
However, this study delves into the past. Approximately 1 year ago Subject I was overweight, but not as much. His weight was increasing, but at a slow, steady pace. Subject A was slightly overweight, and in a cycle of gaining and losing weight (commonly known among human dieters as ‘yo-yo’ dieting).
Circumstances outside of the study have changed the course of A’s weight. She stopped her yo-yo’ing, and began a steady increase in mass. Once A and I realised they both had a common goal of increasing their respective masses (massi?), they began to work collaboratively. Regular social occasions ensued, which focused around large and varied menus of food.
Over time, the frequency of these occasions increased, as did the quantity of food brought to these assemblies. As the frequency and volume increased, so did the resulting increase in masses (massi?) of the subjects.
Conclusion: if you want to be fat, it’s easier if you have someone else who wants to be fat.
Stay tuned for my next study: the effects of fat men on female sexual arousal. (If I cannot find a test subject, I will be forced to conduct the study on myself)
I wonder if anyone has ever done a study on the social impact on weight gain?
I know that my own observations are far from scientific, but this isn’t exactly… um… Science Weekly, so who cares how scientific they are?
I have two subjects, let’s call them A and I. Subject I is clearly an alpha male (well, okay, he’s the only male). Subject I has a mate, C, however, C is not part of the study. Subject A is a beta female, however, we won’t let her know that.
Currently, subject I is overweight. I’d estimate he’s at least twice the weight of an average male his height and age. Similarly, subject A is also pretty fat.
However, this study delves into the past. Approximately 1 year ago Subject I was overweight, but not as much. His weight was increasing, but at a slow, steady pace. Subject A was slightly overweight, and in a cycle of gaining and losing weight (commonly known among human dieters as ‘yo-yo’ dieting).
Circumstances outside of the study have changed the course of A’s weight. She stopped her yo-yo’ing, and began a steady increase in mass. Once A and I realised they both had a common goal of increasing their respective masses (massi?), they began to work collaboratively. Regular social occasions ensued, which focused around large and varied menus of food.
Over time, the frequency of these occasions increased, as did the quantity of food brought to these assemblies. As the frequency and volume increased, so did the resulting increase in masses (massi?) of the subjects.
Conclusion: if you want to be fat, it’s easier if you have someone else who wants to be fat.
Stay tuned for my next study: the effects of fat men on female sexual arousal. (If I cannot find a test subject, I will be forced to conduct the study on myself)
// posted by Charlotte @ 9:42:00 AM 
