Talk of The Villages Florida - View Single Post - Forrest Gump's box of chocolates.
View Single Post
 
Old 11-15-2013, 04:12 PM
Taltarzac725's Avatar
Taltarzac725 Taltarzac725 is offline
Sage
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 52,070
Thanks: 11,505
Thanked 4,080 Times in 2,472 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Villages PL View Post
That reminds me of something: He must have acquired a taste for chocolates and other high calorie treats etc. because he gained a lot of weight and was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. I don't have TV but I heard him talking about it on the radio. He said he weighed less than 100 pounds in high school. And judging by his latest movie he must have at least doubled that weight.

There may be some truth in the saying, "Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you're going to get." But one thing is for sure: If you eat a lot of high-calorie processed foods and sweets, you raise your risk for weight gain and diabetes.

Maybe we need a new saying: "Life is like a box of chocolates, eat enough junk and you're likely to gain weight and get diabetes."
It sounded like his weight fluctuations for the roles he had were a significant factor in bringing about his Type II Diabetes. He sacrificed for his craft as many great artists have done. Does not sound like he did anything else without moderation.