Comments on: Food Star Alton Brown Talks Sustainability

By: duh

duh — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:55:30 +0000

Actually, Rachel, you don’t know what you’re talking about, so perhaps try not to be so condescending (your bigotry is showing).

The health issues associated with weight are *correlations* — not causal connections — and it is indeed possible to be healthy without hitting a specific BMI. That’s why — as is reported time and time again in scientific press — people can get markedly healthier (on any REAL measure: cholesterol, blood pressure, heart rate) by losing just a small amount of weight, because the healthy changes of eating properly and exercising kick in almost immediately and have more impact than the degree of weight lost. And it’s also why it’s possible to be “thin-fat” — i.e., clogged arteries and unhealthy even when appearing to be proper weight but not exercising or eating well.

By: greengeekgirl

greengeekgirl — Thu, 12 May 2011 11:11:00 +0000

Before you go equating “health” to a healthy BMI, you should probably know that the BMI was invented by a European statistician–NOT a doctor. It was a tool to separate people into demographics. The truth about the BMI is that it’s a clumsy tool that can’t accurately predict an individual’s health–what if you have a lower BMI but I have less body fat and a larger bone structure? What if I have MORE body fat but my vitals are all ship-shape, and you have less body fat but high blood pressure? HEALTH, as you say, doesn’t equate to how much you weigh.

I have looked up many reputable studies about fat and fitness–the stuff you’re talking about? is about 70 years outdated at least.

By: Nate

Nate — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:55:23 +0000

It is a bummer this is surfacing yet again, it comes in waves through blogs and emails. Personally I believe it is a good thing he has made changes in his life and that those changes can help his fans. The problem arose when he made the derogatory comments about families eating a TV and not being able to get on an elevator. With this and other comments in the past he has succeeded in alienating the very fans his new lifestyle could have helped. Imagine if he kept his mouth shut about fat people and simply taught by example on his shows and led fans down the path of healthier eating and sustainability. So much potential and instead he reached only a few and is now preaching the the choir. Just saying there might have been a better way.

By: Book Worm

Book Worm — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 10:31:33 +0000

The things I learned from this book changed my life. I am a happier healthier me. I feel lighter and I don’t just mean weight wise. I was surprised at how healthy I felt and how much negativity I had stored in me that was released after only 10 days. I had so much energy and I was cleansing at the same time.

By: sandman

sandman — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:21:16 +0000

good god, the obese sure like to get on their soapbox. look at all these fatty’s sweatin over their laptops, ready to boycott AB (and hang him from a meathook) over a few words about the bulge in this country. you would think that you’re used to it by now. people have been starin’ at ya and murmuring the words in your general direction (hehe) probably your whole life.
Just because you have your own website ( http://www.bigfatblog.com/alton-brown-be-ashamed-your-fat-body )and breathe heavy together now doesn’t mean the rest of us have overlooked that you’re the fat in our country’s health care disaster.
I have my weekends when I overeat and wreak havoc to body and mind, but I get off my rumpus and try to do something about it the following days. And please, it’s not an unhealthy body image outlook I’m trying to avert. It’s what we as humans are supposed to do with ourselves so we don’t die miserably before we reach 50! It’s (for me) a battle of the bulge to keep off the f’in blood pressure meds, and by god I’m kickin’ it’s ass – now it’s your turn; quit yer bitchin, get up, get out of the house and burn it – one pound at a time. Or… sink your butt in the couch like you always do, and suck what’s left of our imploding health care teat and see if reform comes around to save you on diabetes meds. But please, really… save us your side of it if that’s what you choose.

By: lol

lol — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:19:35 +0000

Cry some more fatty.

By: Alton Brown “The Next Iron Chef” 80% Vegetarian

Alton Brown “The Next Iron Chef” 80% Vegetarian — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:38:36 +0000

[...] Celebrity chef Alton Brown is no stranger to sustainable eating, taking interest after his then five year old daughter figured out chicken on the plate used to be her cute friend. [...]

By: Rachel

Rachel — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 03:05:19 +0000

Being healthy and fit IS being a healthy weight. You cannot have “health” without a healthy BMI. You obviously don’t know much about human physiology. What Alton Brown is trying to say is that we as a society need to move away from trying to be so politically correct about obesity and stop worrying about offending people like yourself because the issue is not about vanity, its about HEALTH. You are taking his comments too personally. It’s not an attack on your looks, its an attack on your apathy about your health and longevity. Look up some stats on obesity and the havoc extra fat will wreak on your body, and maybe you’ll change your tune.

By: LisaM

LisaM — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:06:14 +0000

Fool me once… Alton made some similar snarky comments, shortly after his heart attack. Yeah AB, it’s easy to stay on the bandwagon when you have the memory of that hospital stay fresh in your mind. As a fellow soldier in the fight to maintain a healthy body, I have to admit to a bit of schadenfreude when I watched him slip again over the next few years. I had hoped he had developed a bit of compassion. Guess not. We who have struggled should be the first to understand it ain’t easy, and if we choose to put our energies towards this particular fight, then there’s a lot of other ways to save the world that we just plain don’t have time for. Alton, give up your daily hour in the gym and devote it to feeding the poor, then we’ll talk.

By: Mare

Mare — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:36:41 +0000

My letter to FoodNetwork; Re Alton Brown:

I have been an *avid* fan of the Foodnetwork for many years; from the first day it was offered by my Cable company- which, I believe, is at least 10 years ago!
My 4 top chefs from your channel are Paula Deen, Emeril, Rachel Ray and Alton Brown. However there are many other shows and chefs that I enjoy as well.

But I am sorry to say that I am scratching Alton Brown off my list. I can not express my level of disappointment in him after reading his horribly derogatory remarks (given in an interview, and then repeated by bloggers and newsletters everywhere!) regarding “disgusting fat people.”

How dare he degrade and disrespect the fans (who support his show and buy his books) with such rude, childish comments and bigotry! How very UN-Christian of him!

Being a long time student of psychology, I understand he was speaking out in that manner as a way of masking his OWN fear and self-loathing regarding his own body image and self esteem. But that does not excuse his behavior, only makes it all the more PITIFUL.

*** I will NEVER watch Good Eats again, nor will I watch Iron Chef, or any other Foodnetwork program that features Alton Brown in any capacity whatsoever.***

Stick a big fork in Alton’s love-handles, he’s totally “done” in my book…

Please pass this message along to Mr Brown and inform him that his name is now associated with plenty of sneering and scoffing on many Fat Acceptance and Anti-discrimination websites and blogs everywhere!
He should be ashamed of himself and his disregard for the people who helped him get where he is (was) today.