Re:A school-based obesity prevention programme was ineffective
by xtreme on Thursday April 12, 2018 @03:50PM
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Maybe they just don't see the value in losing weight? People smoke and drink despite being well aware of the associated risks, what's so different about food?
Re:A school-based obesity prevention programme was ineffective
by chiefalchemist on Friday April 13, 2018 @06:49AM
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That's my point. We've nornalized the abnormal. We've turned (potential) illness into a massive (pun intended) market for self help "gurus" (e.g., Oprah).
95% of the messages are: eat what you want, what matters is you still love yourself." Too few add that the extra weight is unhealthy.
I understand it's not that simple (e.g., gut bacteria has been tied to weight control). None the less i know people who had what I would consider serious med issues (e.g., cancer) and made no change in lifestyle.
Yes, I'm generalizing. I apologize. But the obesity rate doesn't match well with self responsibility.