50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)

Re:50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame... by koboll on Friday January 18, 2019 @08:59PM (#18944810)

"Lazy" obscures the addiction component, yes. But no other addiction has such an accessible and accepted narrative that the addiction is not your fault, there's nothing you can do about it, and so you shouldn't even try to change.

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Re:50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame... by alrs on Friday January 18, 2019 @09:31PM (#18944943)

I'm not obese, but I was.

There is a weird Internet cult that celebrates obesity, but I think plenty who live in the "nothing you can do" camp internalized bad advice, got nowhere with it, and gave up.

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Re:50 Years Ago, the Sugar Industry Paid Scientists to Blame... by johnkpaul on Saturday January 19, 2019 @10:33AM (#18947500)

I was in that "nothing you can do camp" for almost 30 years. Until I learned that I was a carbohydrate addict and carbohydrates are not necessary to live, I gave up completely.

Giving up is the only option after trying and failing diets and exercise programs your whole life. I started dieting when I was ~6 years old.

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