Journalists like @JuliaHB1 are complicit in the perpetuation of misinformation. When you have shows like @talkRADIO giving a platform to people who think that drama & ratings are more important than good information and peoples health, then is it news or self serving propaganda?
BTW, the doctor you quote makes his living from the concept that obesity being a complex disease. Hmmm....
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Obesity IS a very complex disease.
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It’s not a disease. Next?
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Gosh, I'd love to wander the world thinking my opinion was fact.
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I love it when random radio hosts add to my 10 years of advanced medical education :)
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@JuliaHB1 Please, enlighten me. Tell me how this isn't a disease : https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15611785 -
This virus even has the lovely ability of profoundly limiting the beneficial effects of exercise on weight loss.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0114534 …
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Hi Julia, here is a figure that summarises the causes of obesity, developed by researchers with decades of experience for the government's Foresight report: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/296290/obesity-map-full-hi-res.pdf …
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Wait?I thought it was ‘just about calories!’
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I mean, it kind of is! But the reasons for variation in calorie intake are v v complex!
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That's because obesity is a very complex disease indeed
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