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Originally Posted by Dreamliner
The numbers don't lie. I invite you to peruse the obesity thread.
With diabetes, yes, weight-loss typically alleviates symptoms. Sure enough, when my diabetic client lost a little more than 10% of her bodyweight, her blood sugar dropped from malignant levels to normal.
THEN she had another heart attack (read the diabetes thread).
So, we know that while weight loss improves numbers, we do not know that better numbers actually presage better health. And with diabetics, symptoms tend to return.
Moreover, EVEN IF weight loss is the panacea for many diseases, we're still left with the problem that we really haven't a clue about how to help people maintain their weight loss for any appreciable time. Almost everyone gains the weight back within 1-2 years. And the majority end up heavier than when they began.
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Numbers lie all the time. I will read the thread.
Or was there other damage already done because she was fat? Wouldn't a heart attack most likely be the cause of heart disease caused by being obese. To my knowledge, plaque build up in your arteries either doesn't or very slowly dissipates when weight is lost.
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Originally Posted by Dreamliner
Moreover, EVEN IF weight loss is the panacea for many diseases, we're still left with the problem that we really haven't a clue about how to help people maintain their weight loss for any appreciable time. Almost everyone gains the weight back within 1-2 years. And the majority end up heavier than when they began.
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I think this is a great question. I think the reasons we are getting fatter include.
1. I personally believe there are too many excuses for people to be fat.
2. Too many people in our population believe to their core that they cannot be skinny.
3. It is common to be obese.
4. There is no longer a stigma attached to obesity.
5. Fast and prepared food is extremely calorie dense
6. Americans drive everywhere
7. Technology has decreased other activities.
8. Portion sizes are getting bigger
9. Calorie rich drinks
I think most of this is just part of our society. Essentially, it comes down to people recognizing healthy food intake vs activity. Then it comes down to individual discipline.