Posted by fachad on March 23, 2002, at 11:25:11
In reply to Re » fachad, posted by Janelle on March 22, 2002, at 20:23:25
What a great subject line - it sounds so dignified and scientific!
Well, I've heard the expression "pigging out" used to describe behavior where you just eat everything in sight. The scientific word for this is hyperphagia.
The other expression in question, "pork out" is something that I've seen less often and only recently. It is used to describe rapidly putting on weight.
So you were correct, for some people, including me, these drugs cause rapid weight gain even with decreased food intake and increased exercise.
Somehow they just change the basic metabolism and the way food is burned for energy vs. stored as fat.
Thankfully everyone is not affected the same way. If you have been able to maintain weight on Zyprexa (which is one of the most potent "pork-o-genic" drugs ever, you will probably be ok with other less lipogenic (that’s more scientific sounding that porkogenic) drugs.
> I have now seen the phrase "pork out" in a few different places on here and up until now I thought it meant the same thing as to "pig out", i.e. to eat alot (overeat)at one time, usually fattening, *comfort* foods (say chocolate ice cream).
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> HOWEVER, in your response here, you wrote: " Even when I resist the desire to eat more, plus work out more, I still pork out."
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> In the context of that sentence, since you are NOT eating more and are working out more, I am now inferring that "pork out" means to gain weight, get fat (not the same thing as to pig out)???
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