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Posting in Debate
Hey all, We've noticed a lot of folks posting content in this category that doesn't belong in debate. Please feel free to report those to us, and we can move them to the correct category. To report, click "flag" then select "report". Under "reason" select "other" and just write a quick note about the topic being in the…
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Welcome to the Debate: Health and Fitness Category - Please read
Welcome to our community! This forum category, Debate: Health and Fitness, has been created for members to have respectful discussions as it relates to contentious topics (i.e. - sugar addiction, etc...) and emerging science and nutrition policy. The main goal of this forum is to provide a specific area to have discussions…
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Economic impact of overweight and obesity to surpass $4 trillion in 10 years
The economic impact of overweight and obesity is set to soar past $4 trillion in the next decade. This isn't just about individual health - it's a crisis that affects us all. Our choices ripple out from us, impacting our families, our communities, and our nation as a whole. This isn't about blame, it's about recognizing…
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Video recording.........okay or not?
A big controversy nowadays in the gym is the use of phones recording individuals workouts. While there are some great influencers in the industry that do a great job on instruction, there are so many "influencers" out there focusing on their own workouts, but doing things like commenting on other members, being angry that…
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Calorie Deficit vs. Starvation Mode
Hi! I’m Paulette and new here. I’m a 60 year old retired, (young) granny who works out 5-6 days a week (strength training, HIIT, yoga, and cardio) and would like to lose 25 pounds. I am confused with the whole “you have to be in a calorie deficit to burn fat” verses “if you don’t eat enough calories, you’ll go into…
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Is it ethical to take the diabetes drug Ozempic when you don't have diabetes?
This discussion was created from comments split from: 2024 semaglutide (ozempic/wegovy) support.
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Is using a Legsersiser a workout?
I am heavy and haven't been walking much for years. I weigh now 342 lbs and I am 59 years old. I am very close to be immobile. I just got diagnosed with diabetes (10 days ago) and I am fighting it like H*E*DOUBLE L*. I have lost six pounds already and I am eating very healthy, which I enjoy. My blood sugar in the morning…
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Is fasting lunch instead of breakfast, a good idea?
Because I have to take pills with breakfast and dinner and sometimes I'm away from the house in the middle of the day, so maybe it'd be easier?
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Calories in Alcohol
I'm from the UK and I know food packaging is required to have calories and nutrition information labelled clearly, a lot also using the traffic light kinda system to clearly show nutritional values in each serving. Alcohol however doesn't need to adhere to this packaging. I'm a student and don't drink more than once every…
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Gym or Home
Do you prefer to work out at home, or in a gym? I'm currently working out at home (going for brisk walks daily, exercising with fitness bands). I'd like to join a gym eventually. I find it more motivating. I find working out at home more challenging because I work full-time at a fairly stressful job and find it easy to…
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Crazy Marketing Claims in Ads
It seems like they'll tell us anything to sell diet/exercise programs. Would anyone like to share some? Here are a couple of recent ones I saw online (I swear I didn't make these up): and
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Unpopular opinions
What unpopular/controversial opinions do you have regarding fitness/exercise/food? No BS broscience, just things that other people find harsh/do not necessarily agree with. It's better if you can back these opinions up with some sort of decent argument. I'll start, I've got a couple I wholeheartedly believe. Unpopular…
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no sugar or flour, food addiction?
Do you think there is food addiction? Some people say dont eat sugar or flour. That seems like a hard way to live, not ever having a cookie? They say they dont struggle. What do you think? I know I keep gaining and losing the same 5 pounds, it is still a struggle for me. I would like to not struggle but giving up sugar and…
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Logging Before or After
Do you prefer to log your food in advance, making a plan for the day? Do you log in sporadically to figure out each meal/snack as you go through the day? Or do you prefer logging when your day is over plugging it in to see how it went? Feel free to elaborate on your methods.
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The Latest Trend is Fasting: What say you?
The idea of fasting kind of scared me because I experience low blood sugar. But since I have been eating more fiber I find my blood sugar levels allow me to go further without food or fuel. Remember those days when the experts said, "Breakfast is the most important meal of the day." What happened to that! Eight hours of…
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Fitness and diet myths that just won't go away
There is a lot of misinformation passed on decade by decade in the Fitness and diet industry. Hoping we can just squash some of them out of existence, but that's gonna take a lot of time based on how it's used to promote sales income. I'll start though: Drink a gallon of water a day: Does it help with weight loss? Well yes…
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Does your doctor comment on your weight?
Has your doc ever suggested you lose weight? If so, were you offended? I asked my doc if she ever suggested people lose weight, eat better, exercise more, etc. She said that her answer would be mostly "No." When I asked her why she explained that being a doctor is a business and if she would critique each patients weight,…
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women and muscle and disability
Want to maintain/gain muscle and lose fat how to do that when You have a disability pain bone on bone hip dysplasia leg length difference pelvic tilt joint tear my spine bulging discs high level of pain bone muscle nerve and 3types of pain may ask why bother? I want my quality of life back and the only way is surgery but…
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Is it new that people expect the forum to read their minds?
I'm a bit desperate and wonder if this was the same some 10 years ago. People posting: How do I gain 1kg? Why is my unnamed device off? Does ABC work? Tell me low cal meals. Give me a sports programme. Nothing else. Just a short sentence. I could probably reply to 5 or so similar threats every day, and considering there…
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Diabetic using MFP, can it work??
Hi Guys, this is my 1st post here, and i have this question for the experts. Do you think controlling the sugar input is good way to take down blood sugar value? I've set the daily sugar goal to be 25g and i do not know if this is normal for a diabetic type2 ot not. if not, where do you advise me to go, so i can maintain…
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To Keto or Not To Keto?
Everything I hear is either "OMGGGGG you must go Keto, I lost a bazillion pounds!" Or it's "Don't go keto. The minute you eat anything not keto, you gain SO much weight."
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Would a quality over quantity mindset help us maintain a healthy weight?
Typically, we apply this idea to things we can buy. When someone uses this principle with their spending habits, it simply means that a person is willing to spend more on one higher-cost, quality item than make a cheaper purchase that will need to be replaced sooner. It could also mean that someone is content with one…
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Time-Restricted Eating - Early Shift
Seems 99% of IF people say the are Late Shift TRE. I have yet to see a poster who is trying TRE, likes it, is going to continue on with it, and follows an early shift. The 99% will respond with "I would but," "I just can't," "My astrologer told me," etc. Where are my happy, successful, early shift TRE people?
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"Patients say keto helps with their mental illness. Science is racing to understand why."
Yesterday on "All Things Considered," I heard this interesting piece about keto for mental health (mostly for bi-polar but also schizo-affective disorder and schizophrenia.) There are also studies ongoing for depression, anorexia, alcoholism and PTSD. The title has the positive. Here are some negatives:…
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Do you NEED to deadlift?
Training so many people of different age ranges in my clientele, I was asked one time by one of my older clients on why I don't have him deadlift in our program. He marvels at some of the younger ones deadlifting 315lbs + off the floor. Even girls are lifting 250lbs off the floor. I mentioned to him that based on his goals…
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Does Nutrasweet (aspartame) cause cancer (in people)?
It's been a little while since we debated this. Maybe everyone else has moved on from artificial sweeteners and I'm just falling back on my 1990s habits! (Wouldn't be the first time...) It's topical for me as I'm cutting and I decided to drop the agave syrup in my tea, using Nutrasweet (aspartame) instead. I typically use…
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Wait. What?
I clicked through out of curiosity. No context whatsoever. Just, change your calorie goal for a day. Your thoughts?
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Obsession With Other People's Opinions
Opening a can of worms here, but I believe this discussion is necessary. I am wondering what other people's thoughts are regarding our current obsession with worrying what others think of us. It seems that in our modern society, we are caught up in worrying about what other people think of us. Why? I believe this is one of…
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Fitbit for Children Causes BodyImage Issues
So I may have bought our 5yr old a fit bit for Christmas... and close family said "well, they're going to grow up with body image issues!" Obviously not my intent. Do you agree or disagree?
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Is having a scale beneficial
Here's the big question Is it key to have a scale in your home or destructive to your health journey ?
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Dihydroberberine as a supplement
Anyone with any experience taking Dihydroberberine or Berberine? I'm seeing information that it is effective in reducing insulin resistance. I'm curious about it. I'm not a diabetic but I'm overweight and I'm seeing more and more information about the "weight loss drugs" - hence Oprah's recent loss - but how insurance…
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Why do so many women over 40 struggle with stress?
This seemed like the right place to put this. Not because I want to argue or debate necessarily, I just want to hear what you’ve experienced with yourself and in others. I turned 42 recently, fairly young in terms of this referenced article, but that’s not the point. The article is a highlighter on an issue I’ve personally…