"What do you expect from people to lazy to better themselves and rely on the...
“What do you expect from people to lazy to better themselves and rely on the gov’t welfare system to provide for them! Kill them all and solve both crime and over population problems in the...
View Articlesolarmc: My little cousin from the midwest saw Bridesmaids and Something...
solarmc: My little cousin from the midwest saw Bridesmaids and Something Borrowed. I have seen neither but according to the people I follow, this shouldn’t be happening. If I was only there for her to...
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quantumcrystal: Really? What studies? I provided a link to a page that quotes...
quantumcrystal: Really? What studies? I provided a link to a page that quotes 15 different articles on the relationship between weight and health. Did you seriously just ask me that?
View Articletheinbetweenie: I love it when trolls come into FA spaces with “fat is...
theinbetweenie: I love it when trolls come into FA spaces with “fat is unhealthy - show me citations it isn’t” and then ignore any response actually containing resources in order to harp on some other...
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wolvesteeth-: A 2009 study by the Department of Agriculture...
wolvesteeth-: A 2009 study by the Department of Agriculture found that 2.3 million households do not have access to a car and live more than a mile from a supermarket. Much of the public health debate...
View Article"The only thing that anyone can diagnose, with any certainty, by looking at a...
“The only thing that anyone can diagnose, with any certainty, by looking at a fat person, is their own level of stereotype and prejudice toward fat people.” - Marilyn Wann, “Fat Studies: An Invitation...
View Article"Groundbreaking work on fitness and weight has been done by [epidemiologist...
“Groundbreaking work on fitness and weight has been done by [epidemiologist Steven] Blair and colleagues at the Cooper Institute. They have shown that the advantages of being fit are striking and that...
View Article"There was a steep inverse gradient between fitness and mortality in this...
“There was a steep inverse gradient between fitness and mortality in this cohort of men with documented diabetes, and this association was independent of BMI … Obese men with fitness levels greater...
View Article"[A] fit man carrying 50 pounds of body fat had a death rate less than...
“[A] fit man carrying 50 pounds of body fat had a death rate less than one-half that of an unfit man with only 25 pounds of body fat.” - Harvard Health Policy Review, 2003
View Article"We’ve studied this from many perspectives in women and in men and we get the...
“We’ve studied this from many perspectives in women and in men and we get the same answer: It’s not the obesity—it’s the fitness.” - Steven Blair, P.E.D., Cooper Institute for Aerobics Research, 2004
View Article"Active obese individuals actually have lower morbidity and mortality than...
“Active obese individuals actually have lower morbidity and mortality than normal weight individuals who are sedentary … the health risks of obesity are largely controlled if a person is physically...
View Article"Unfit, lean men had twice the risk of all-cause mortality as did fit, lean...
“Unfit, lean men had twice the risk of all-cause mortality as did fit, lean men and also had higher risk of all-cause mortality when compared with fit, obese men. The all-cause mortality rate of fit,...
View Article"If the height/weight charts say you are 5 pounds too heavy, or even 50...
“If the height/weight charts say you are 5 pounds too heavy, or even 50 pounds or more too heavy, it is of little or no consequence healthwise-as long as you are physically fit. On the other hand, if...
View Article"Most studies of BMI and other measures of obesity have not adequately...
“Most studies of BMI and other measures of obesity have not adequately accounted for physical fitness, a known modifier of weight status and a potential mediator of the effects of obesity on CAD...
View ArticleCNN: For-profit colleges face tougher funding standards
CNN: For-profit colleges face tougher funding standards: positivelypersistentteach: In order to receive federal funding for education programs, for-profit colleges now need to prove that their...
View Articlegrooven: Actually the chart talks about supermarkets, and you mistakenly...
grooven: Actually the chart talks about supermarkets, and you mistakenly claim that because there is a lack of supermarkets there are no grocery stores either. They are simply not the same thing. Just...
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Reading Material: "Obesity Myths"
Reading Material: "Obesity Myths": davetrains: Today’s reading material is brought to you by this timeline: Fat Acceptance bloggers butt heads with Hey Maybe Fat Isn’t Good bloggers. FA blogger posts...
View Article"In Boston, yesterday… [Sarah Palin shared] some fairly jumbled thoughts on...
“In Boston, yesterday… [Sarah Palin shared] some fairly jumbled thoughts on the story of Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride, “…he who warned the British that they weren’t gonna be takin’ away our arms,...
View ArticleI was under the impression that carrying extra weight can lead to diabetes...
There is a relationship between weight and obesity, and you are correct about increased fat tissue decreasing insulin sensitivity. The vast majority of people diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are...
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