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What new or revised public policy/law would make it easier for people to maintain a healthy weight?
Or prevent obesity? From a maintenance perspective, I wish calorie disclosure would go further. I would like to see mandatory calorie counts for all restaurants and shops selling food items, regardless of number of locations. Not to the extent of sending food to a lab for measurement, but at least calculating calories for…
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The gut microbiome and its role in digestive health
This discussion was created from replies split from: CICO and Menopause.
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8 Reasons to Try Low-Carb for Mental Health
Thread title is from the blog, not mine. I'm simply posting this for discussion and (at this time) neither support nor deny the material presented. :) I just don't recall seeing a discussion on this particular topic and thought it interesting.…
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Thread split: Eating too little is bad
This discussion was created from replies split from: Why eating too little calories is a bad idea......
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Back pain
Any suggestions on how to alleviate back pain after exercise or just from being overweight in general?
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Is it unhealthy to drink one latte a day?
I recently got myself into starbucks because I've always loved the taste and smell of coffee, but I like to avoid caffeine due to it's effects on anxiety and heart palpitations, so I started ordering tall decaf lattes and have one almost every day. I use almond or coconut milk and don't usually add any sweeteners to it.…
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Fair to Request “No Junk Food” at HOME?
So, hubbz and I are both overweight BIG EATERS, I am actively trying to lose, he is not actively trying to, but does work out regularly. Anyway, I have asked that we not bring junk food into the house, but rather go out for single servings when we want those foods (ie: hit an ice cream shop and savor a cone rather than…
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How much do you/should you spend on food (US)?
How much do you spend on food? Do feel like what you spend is reasonable? Do you feel like you are stuck spending more money than other people, or do you feel thrifty and like you get good food for the cost? I spend 17% of my take-home pay on food (groceries, eating out, everything). This seems like way too much, but my…
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Debate offshoot - The importance of delayed gratification
As part of a separate topic discussing why marketers often mislead (whether purposefully or not) clients to focus on "shocking the system" and on the wrong solutions. As a core philosophy behind weight management - one eats within budget to ensure their weight is maintained over time. A sacrifice of one's present wants for…
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Could rapid weight loss being healthier sometimes?
So this thought has started to fester after listening to Diabetes Researcher Nicola Guess discuss the The Diabetes Remission Clinical Trial (DiRECT) study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4754868/ In it, roughly half of people that lost 15kg or more in a few months put their Type 2 Diabetes into remission,…
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2 diet drinks a day associated with 26% increase in mortality study finds
What do you make of this study of 450,000 people by the World HealthOrganisation? “Consuming two diet drinks a day could increase the risk of early death by more than a quarter, the World Health Organisation has warned. The global study of more than 450,000 adults in 10 countries - including the UK - found that daily…
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The Case For Killing The Camp Fire
Do you think a camp fire is an essential part of a night out? https://getpocket.com/explore/item/the-case-for-killing-the-campfire?utm_source=pocket-newtab
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Muscle Building and Fat Loss...
When it comes to building muscle, people often put too much emphasis on food, when it comes to fat loss, people often put too much emphasis on exercise. IMO, it should be the other way around. Thoughts...?
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Does a diet high in ultra-processed foods cause deafness/blindness?
...Or is it more that the victim in question appears to have eaten no fruits or veg whatsoever in years? https://www.vibe.com/2019/09/bristol-teen-blind-deaf-processed-foods
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School lunch: should children or parents choose?
I can see both sides of the argument. Curious to hear your thoughts.
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How would you feel about a robot preparing your food?
There’s a restaurant in San Francisco called “Creator” that features a robot that cooks and assembles a burger from start to finish in 5 minutes from freshly prepared ingredients: grinding and cooking the meat, slicing the toppings, toasting the bun, etc. Here is a fun and thoroughly written review about the restaurant’s…
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Cancer Research UK Controversial Ads - Thoughts?
Some of you may have seen there's been a big hubbub the last week or so about CRUK's latest ad campaign targeting obesity. https://news.sky.com/story/cancer-research-advert-criticised-for-comparing-smoking-to-obesity-11754904 Those of you who haven't seen/heard, they are using a mock-up of a cigarette packet to indicate…
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Talking to a loved one about weight lose
My dad's obese, I've tried talking to him about the health issues obesity can lead to but he believes mental health is way more important than physical health. I honestly don't know what else I can say to him, I love him and I don't wanna see him slowly killing himself, what should I do?
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Talking to a Loved One About Weight Loss
Have you ever had a discussion with a overweight/obese family member or someone you loved about their weight because you were genuinely concerned for them? Did you make a plan to talk about it? Did you bring it up randomly? Did anything you said help/hinder them? Would you change how you did it if you could? I have an…
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Ketogenic diets and the $33-billion diet gimmick
This is the actual title of the video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oePve0-8W0I Interesting how the initial weight loss is more associated with muscle loss. This video ultimately demonstrates that going low-carb makes you lose weight slower than low-fat.
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Skinny Genes Coming Soon?
https://www.studyfinds.org/skinny-genes-coming-soon-scientists-use-crispr-to-reduce-fat-storage-in-mice/ The study: https://genome.cshlp.org/content/early/2019/08/17/gr.246900.118.abstract sooo...whatcha think? I'm happy for overweight mice regarding this news....I'm also a little wary of CRISPR tech, but I will be honest…
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Should we bring grizzlies back?
Grizzles were basically extirpated from Washington. The last shot was in 1967, the last confirmed sighting in 2010. There are thought to be half a dozen left, in the most remote and least visited corner of the state. (Pasayten Wilderness). There has long been a debate about bringing them back, from the Rockies, and about…
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Fat Shaming Plates or Political Correctness Run Amok?
You may have seen Macy's ended up taking these plates off their shelves after people criticized them as fat shaming. Full article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/22/us/macys-plates-mom-jeans-trnd/index.html Any thoughts?
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The effect of social media on obesity
My wife watched me going through my homepage one night and stated that it looks a lot like facebook. No surprise there, but my mind went down this convoluted path from FB look a like to the social media/weightloss site that is MFP. "Friends" both active and supportive or not, and the...clamoring...for friends in the first…
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Eating mushrooms may cut your chances of dementia in half: Study
I'm making zero claims here: This caught my eye because I've lost several family members to dementia and wanted to put it up for discussion. I mean, this would be great news if true, and not woo. https://nypost.com/2019/03/13/eating-mushrooms-may-cut-your-chances-of-dementia-in-half-study/ The study being cited:…
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Effects of Sucralose on Glucose Transport and Other Parameters Inovlved in Bdoy Weight Regulation
I have always used artificial sweetners. I have never worried about using them... until recently. I lost alot of weight here and in the last few months have had increasing health issues. Mainly weird pain. I thought it was because of vaping which I took up to replace eating (I know I changed deck chairs on the titanic). I…
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Intermittent Fasting - Is it a good idea?
Thought this was well written and wanted to hear others' thoughts on it. https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/intermittent-fasting-guide#benefits
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Is the amount of easy access processed food harming dieters health?
I would be very interested to hear (read) what people think about this. I've noticed on some of the "what people are eating" type threads, there's a lot of easily accessible heavily processed foods being eaten. Because it says low fat on the tin does this make it good for us? Lots of salt seems to be added to processed…
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Intermittent fasting
Intermittent fasting has helped maintain my weight with a few less pounds. I don’t need to lose weight so this definitely helps with maintenance as well as increasing my metabolism which correlated to less body fat more energy.
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Are our casual clothes making us fat??
Had an ad pop up in my Facebook feed for yoga pants that look like dress pants. Showed a woman sitting in a chair with the waistband of her trousers digging into her belly. Alongside was a woman, in her stretchy dress pants with the elastic waist, comfortably rubbing her tummy. The model was relatively slim, but I thought…