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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

      Great article on the issues with body positivity/health at any size as well as the concurrent problems with a fatphobic society https://www.nytimes.com/2018/05/29/opinion/weight-loss-body-positivity.html …

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    2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

      I see Body Positivity as a great cause that has gone overboard in the pursuit of noble goals

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    3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

      No one should be shamed/stigmatized for being fat However, using this as an argument against obesity as a serious risk factor for chronic disease is problematic

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

      This paragraph in the piece encapsulates the issue. There are a proportion of people for whom metabolic health is possible at any size. But that's no comfort for the people who do develop diabetes/CVD/COPD etcpic.twitter.com/ap8RMULmFe

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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

          I used to have a BMI of 35. I'm currently slightly overweight, and will probably always be higher than the *healthy* range I know what it is like to be discriminated against due to fatness, and it is really fucking horrible

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

          But that doesn't mean that we should stop advocating for reductions in obesity. It is almost always better for your health to get to a *healthy* weight - not always, but most of the time

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        4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

          IMPORTANT ADDENDUM: people often present body acceptance as one of two choices - either you agree that weight has no impact on health, or you are fatphobic I do not agree

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        5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018

          It is possible to try and reduce the stigma of obesity, promote acceptance of people who are not thin, and still accept that weight contributes to chronic disease

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        2. Catherine Saxelby‏ @Foodwatch 30 May 2018
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          Agree - some people can achieve health regardless of body size but not everyone. How do we help those to realise that obesity can make diabetes or CVD worse? Without being patronising?

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 30 May 2018
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          How to communicate this to individuals? Very hard My personal experience was that I never needed the risks explained - I *knew* that being fat was unhealthy - it was more about the pragmatic, everyday benefits like walking up stairs without being out of breath that sold me

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