05-27-26 victor
carib, maybe genetics in tonga.
but free trade is a main driver in obesity, i think.
whether it's tonga, mexico, etc.
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Tonga’s obesity epidemic is causing big trouble in paradise
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The impact of globalisation
Globalisation has been a major factor in feeding the obesity crisis.
The result has been an even greater reliance on food imports of relatively cheap fatty meats, refined carbohydrates and other packaged foods with high sugar and salt content.
In essence, many families have abandoned a traditional healthy diet of fish, fruit and vegetables for imported junk food.
“In the olden days people used to hunt. They would go fishing and bring the fish from the sea. But nowadays there’s a shop there. What’s available is not always the healthiest choice.”
https://www.equaltimes.org/tonga-s-obesity-epidemic-is?lang=en
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05-27-26 victor
carib, technically, in the usa you don't starve. you mentioned the term but it's not accurate.
the article uses the term "food insecure", not starving.
in the usa, there is always somebody who will feed you.
if you cannot afford groceries in san francisco, an expensive city, you can get in touch with a food bank or food pantry.
some even deliver free meals to those in need.
you are not starving. however, you are food-insecure. |
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05-27-26 carib
C’est un Français, ex-proche de l’ancien président Hugo Chavez et patron de presse (Radio Nova, Les Inrockuptibles…), qui décroche le gros lot au Venezuela. Matthieu Pigasse, patron depuis 2020 du bureau parisien de la banque d’affaires américaine Centerview Partners, a été choisi pour remettre à plat la dette de Caracas.
Ce banquier de 58 ans, qui fut PDG de Lazard Frères, est un fin connaisseur du Venezuela. « Nous avons gagné ce mandat car nous avons une compréhension unique du pays. Personne n’en a la même connaissance ni la même pratique que nous sur le plan économique, assure Matthieu Pigasse au Figaro. J’ai commencé à y travailler au début des années 2010 avec Hugo Chavez puis avec Nicolas Maduro. Je connais et travaille avec l’actuelle présidente Delcy Rodriguez depuis quinze ans », détaille le financier spécialisé dans le conseil aux gouvernements. |
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05-27-26 carib
Victor: you fail to see the point of my comment: bad eating habits are a worst problem than starvation, in the USA, in my opinion.
(Tonga might be genetic) |
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05-27-26 victor
merlino, right.. it boils down to lifestyle choices, not poor/rich country.
tonga has a v high obesity rate, vietnam a v low one.
both countries are considered poor. |
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05-27-26 Merlino
"obesity prevalence in adults in the poorest regions of Mexico is similar to that of high-income areas. "
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Excess of carbohydrates and O6 cheap vegetable oils either bcz of poverty or (sugar) metabolic addiction, besides other factors (large exposure to blue light, man made electromagnetic frequencies. etc.) |
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05-27-26 victor
carib, why does vietnam have such a low obesity rate in spite of being a poor country?
lifestyle choices. |
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05-27-26 victor
carib, reminds me of buffet publicly saying he drinks 5 cans of coke per day.
i would guess he drinks more than 5 but doesn't want to admit it in public. |
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05-27-26 victor
carib, they are mostly not eating properly.
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yes, but this is also applicable if they were making more $$.
lifestyle choices like never walking, driving everywhere, etc. |
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05-27-26 carib
Victor: the initial point was the allegation many americans are starving.
My comment is that they are mostly not eating properly. |
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05-27-26 carib
| (Exxon y ConocoPhillips buscan garantías y resolver deudas para volver a Venezuela) https://www.bloomberglinea.com/latinoamerica/venezuela/exxon-y-conocophillips-buscan-garantias-y-resolver-deudas-para-volver-a-venezuela/ |
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05-27-26 victor
| carib, i just noticed that hawaii is also 25-30%.. lifestyle choice. |
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05-27-26 victor
carib, obesity in the usa is quite similar to mexico though.
most states in the 30-35% and 35-40%..
with only a few states in the 25-30% for obvious reasons..
fl, ny, nj, co, ca is where the weight-conscious adults live.
it's more a lifestyle choice than anything else.
but the "flyover states" ~ mexico.
https://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data-and-statistics/adult-obesity-prevalence-maps.html |
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05-27-26 carib
| Savo: I was referring to the regime's announcement that they were making a debt audit in june.. |
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05-27-26 carib
| Victor: interesting, but the USA is supposed to be much wealthier than.. Mexico.. |
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05-27-26 victor
carib, mexico 2018, and it's massive: 36·1% of adults had obesity
"obesity prevalence in adults in the poorest regions of Mexico is similar to that of high-income areas. "
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During this period, adult obesity increased 42·2%, after adjusting for population change.1 In the latest national survey (2018), 36·1% of adults had obesity (BMI ≥30 kg/m2), with a substantially higher prevalence in women than in men (40·2% vs 30·5%).1 Results also showed only 23·5% of the adult population had a healthy weight (BMI ≤25 kg/m2), with even less adults in the 40–49 age group (15·4%). Furthermore, central obesity (≥94 cm in men or ≥80 cm in women) was present in 81·6% of all adults (>90% for adults aged 50–70 years) and morbid obesity increased by 96·5% from 2000 to 2018 (1·8% to 3·6%).1 Currently, obesity prevalence in adults in the poorest regions of Mexico is similar to that of high-income areas.
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/landia/article/PIIS2213-8587(20)30269-2/fulltext
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05-27-26 victor
| carib, right but obesity is also one of mexico's main problems. |
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05-27-26 savo
carib... good actual news next month
in the normal world of normal people and normal financial assets... news come out every now and then...
pdvsa, emerging market bonds... standard stocks... are not memory chips...AI bubble.. cryto bubble... megadata bubble...real estate bubble... dotcom... all those are narratives fabricated by wall street.. amplified by CNBC and other social media to enrich the few and impoverish the many...
in pdvsa... as long as the story remains good... bonds will slowly climb ...
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05-27-26 carib
IMHO main US problem in this matter.. is unhealthy food.
I think the USA is the top large country for number of "poor" people who are overweight. |
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05-27-26 victor
New Fed report warns of ‘remarkable’ increase in households skipping meals due to food costs
There’s been a “remarkable” increase over the past few years in Americans struggling to put food on the table, and that’s likely contributing to record-low consumer sentiment readings, new Federal Reserve Bank of New York research showed Wednesday.
The New York Fed updated a 2020 analysis on the disproportionate financial effects of the pandemic with newly collected data from its closely watched Survey of Consumer Expectations.
Researchers found that a greater share of Americans have become more “food insecure” than they were in May and June of 2020 and are dipping into savings to cover expenses, struggling to access food, have kids who missed meals, or are receiving food donations or federal nutrition assistance.
“We find a remarkable increase in food insecurity, particularly among lower-educated and lower-income households and households with young children,” New York Fed researchers wrote Wednesday.
Those same groups also reported increases in pessimism regarding their financial well-being.
While not necessarily causal, the association between rising food insecurity and increased pessimism points to a potential explanation as to why US consumer sentiment has been in the dumps despite economic data remaining fairly resilient, if not quite strong, researchers noted.
Income and wealth inequality have long persisted in the US, but Americans’ economic experiences and outcomes have become increasingly uneven in recent years.
This dynamic, frequently referred to as a “K-shaped” economy, is defined by a widening inequality in how lower- and higher-income Americans spend, earn and build wealth.
Those in the top half of the K have seen their household finances and wealth enriched by soaring stock prices, equity in their home and a refinancing boom that lowered mortgage payments and padded their piggy banks.
Meanwhile, those on the bottom end of the K have experienced significantly greater levels of financial stress because of the higher cost of living, the post-pandemic inflation burst and five-plus years of prices rising faster than they typically do.
“The greater financial strain due to the high cost of living, combined with the expiration of pandemic-era aid (such as expanded [Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program] benefits), have led to renewed concerns about food insecurity among those at the bottom of the K-shape,” New York Fed researchers wrote.
In February 2026, 10% of households surveyed said they didn’t have enough food, an increase from 4% in June 2020, according to the data released Wednesday. Shares of people receiving food donations increased (to 15.8% from 10.6%) as well as SNAP (17.9% versus 10.6%), and more than one-third of respondents used their savings to cover expenses (36.8% versus 21.8%).
The New York Fed survey data was gathered before the US-Israeli strikes in the Middle East that subsequently resulted in an oil supply crunch that caused a spike in gas prices and further heightened affordability concerns.
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05-27-26 pillz
Seoul’s surge
The breathtaking rally in South Korean stocks hit a couple of key milestones overnight.
The benchmark Kospi index at one point in the session was up 100% for 2026, rivaling the Nasdaq 100 Index’s 102% surge in 1999 — right before the bubble burst.
The market value of memory-chip maker SK Hynix surged above $1 trillion for the first time as investors bet the AI boom will lead to a sustained revaluation of the industry. |
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05-27-26 Merlino
. i think this reports are created to push prices down...
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I agree fwiw.....I second Carib in my hope of waiting for (preliminary) actual good news soon |
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05-27-26 carib
| Savo: hope we get some good actual news next month to revive PDVsa prices.. |
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05-27-26 savo
Hann... FWIW.. i think this reports are created to push prices down...
wall street fabricates narrative... the news outlets amplifies them...(now memory chips.. last year cryptos...before whatever)..people FearOfMissingOut...they all pile in... the bubble explodes... those that sold make the bundle... the majority left holding the bag loses it all... and the next narrative comes in...
they are doing a negative narrative in veni...years to restructure... the most difficult restructuring in the history of the universe..etc... bla bla
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05-27-26 hann
Years to restructure??
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From BBG
Venezuela’s effort to restructure its sovereign debt and liabilities tied to state oil company PDVSA is expected to take years, though analysts say progress toward an agreement could still improve confidence in the country’s oil industry and help attract investment before the process is completed, S&P Global Energy CERA reported.
Experts said financial markets may develop interim solutions within the next year to lower perceptions of risk and support renewed activity in the energy sector even as negotiations continue. Venezuela announced on May 13 that it would begin a broad restructuring of its external public debt and PDVSA obligations as part of a push to stabilise the economy and restore investor confidence.
Although Venezuela remains one of the riskiest jurisdictions for oil and gas investment, analysts expect its position to improve over the next five years as sanctions, fiscal conditions and regulatory policies become more favourable. Authorities are also revising production participation contracts under a new hydrocarbons law in an effort to boost crude output.
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Pana
Miami prices vs SFO
I confess I've never been to Miami. I gather New York fund industry is moving there.
I still like SFO. There's a certain dynamism despite empty financial district, restos closing quite early (9pm), homeless - though much less recently. Every person there talks like they are part of a world changing endeavor. It's slightly tiresome but also part of the charm. |
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05-27-26 carib
Leo: good to know.
So do I
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05-27-26 leopardo
I own Samsung there’s more room to go Pillz
Kospi will continue higher |
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05-27-26 pillz
| I am totally out now in EWY ... |
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05-27-26 pillz
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