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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…
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76 Billion Opioid Pills Manufactured in USA 2006-2012
Where are these going? What percentage of the American population is addicted, and how many mgs does that equal on average per person?
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Why the aches and pains right around 40?
This was a discussion I had with a client just a few days ago. He wasn't overweight, he walked daily and did some minimal bodyweight exercise occasionally. He asked if I knew why aches and pains in joints, etc. start to really pick up around age 40 or so. So just going back to my learning of physiology, the human body…
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Domino’s takes its case for non-accessible design to the Supreme Court
This might (or not) be of interest to some in here. Certainly pizza is a fun tie in. The shift toward using an app on your phone to place an order, instead of using your phone to call a place, has made life easier for millions of people. Unfortunately, that shift has the opposite effect on blind and visually impaired…
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Wondered Where People Get Some of These Ideas?
If you've been wondering where some popular nutritional ideas come from, take a look at this magazine (only $2.99) that was on the stand at my supermarket checkout recently. "Lose 2 Pounds a Day! Keto Thyroid Cure: 10 Days of Alkalyzing Foods Does It! Dr. Anna Cabeca LOST 80 POUNDS on the diet she herself developed! Mina,…
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HIIT Defined - What is (or isn't) HIIT?
Since this seems to be an item often debated in other areas, I thought we should open it up for debate. Hopefully it will help others define what they believe is or isn't HIIT, and the possible benefits or lack thereof of using HIIT as part of a workout program. Firstly, I'm going to quote what the ACSM literature defines…
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Paid health advice is not free speech
Heather Del Castillo, a “holistic health coach” based in Florida, brought the case in October of 2017 shortly after she was busted in an undercover investigation by the state health department. At the time, Del Castillo was running a health-coaching business called Constitution Nutrition, which offered a personalized,…
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Total Fitness Definition
Think this should start a vigorous debate. How does one define total fitness? In my thinking, it has to be a combination of things such as weight, strength, stamina and flexibility. With this in mind, who are likely to be the ‘Fittest’ people? Gymnasts, racquet sports players, swimmers, runners, cyclists, footballers,…
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Interesting study on the causes of anorexia
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41588-019-0439-2 Hidden in the genes they found a metabolic cause, as well as the expected psychological causes. This could lead to new treatments, which could improve the tragically low success rates of current treatments.
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Keto diet= good or bad
I’m doing it for 2nd time right now. First did it for 2 months bf I got married 2 yrs ago. Lost 10 pds and I was not totally strict. First year of marriage and I gained 12 pds. In Jan 2019, I started back logging food and exercising 5 x per week consistently and keeping to a strict 1200 diet. I have doing my measurements…
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Metabolism/TDEE related question
This question probably doesn't belong on the debate board, but I wanted to ask here because those of you who post on this board generally seem to have the most scientific knowledge behind your answers and I trust you! I was talking to a friend (a super-skinny beanpole type) and she basically said that she has always had a…
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Interesting Thoughts on "Ghosts"
Interesting blog post I saw. You need a ghost. And you need to be afraid of it. Oh, I know. You ain't scared of nothing, and you still have that "No Fear" shirt from the 1990's to prove it. But I also know that every successful person, in any field, has a ghost or two that haunts them. A "ghost" is something that follows…
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What do you think about genetically engineered people?
As first reported by Antonio Regalado at MIT Technology Review, Chinese scientist He Jiankui claims to have made the first crispr-edited babies. “Two beautiful little Chinese girls, Lulu and Nana, came crying into the world as healthy as any other babies a few weeks ago,” He said in the first of five videos, posted…
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Employer Partnering With Spanx
Do you think an employer who promotes (not requires) the wearing of Spanx under a work uniform is participating in body shaming? I will not disclose my industry or employer though I will mention I am not in the modeling line of work.
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Slimming World - Yay or Nay?
With Slimming World being a hugely popular diet and many people swearing by it it's time to debate on this. On the one hand, Slimming World undoubtedly helps many people achieve not only weight loss but it helps folk adopt much healthier dietary patterns, encouraging members to consume more fruit and vegetables, which I…
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Juice Cleanses...is there ever any benefit?
Okay, please don’t give me any hate for this. It’s just a genuine question that I can’t seem to have a concrete answer to. I am not looking for a quick fix. I am in it for the long haul. I am counting all of my calories eaten and burned. I am losing 1.5 a week and although I’m still relatively getting back into things, I…
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Gut Microbiome impact on Health and Fitness
What are the gut microbiota and human microbiome? https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/307998.php [url="httphttps://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/323129.php://"] [/url] How a protein works with gut bacteria to prevent obesity "Obesity is linked to higher levels of inflammation in the body, but the underlying…
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Scientific Research on Metabolism
My husband alerted me to this recent article from AARP about recent research performed by Duke University Evolutionary Anthropologist Herman Pontzer. https://www.aarp.org/health/healthy-living/info-2018/metabolism-myths-weight-loss.html I found it very intriguing, and I was especially interested in his point regarding…
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Company tests for and will not hire smokers
I was comparing salaries online and I came across a job posting for a private hospital, they tested potential employees for cotinine and stated they would not hire anyone who smokes cigarettes because it is unhealthy and preventable. I don't know how I feel about this, on the one hand it is a private company and smoking is…
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People are trying to use bleach to cure autism?
I couldn't get a 'facepalm' gif to work in the title, but apparently this is really happening? https://news.google.com/articles/CAIiEOR0V6ZBXOeRs3AB84xBxVIqFQgEKg0IACoGCAowlIECMLBMMJ-mHg?hl=en-US&gl=US&ceid=US:en There's a good bit more detail in the article regarding this particular case, but I tend to agree with one of…
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The sugar problem
Make sure to closely monitor sugar intake even if you are watching calorie intake. The effect sugar has on insulin level and fat isnt correlated with the amount of calories you are consuming. I personally try not to exceed 10g of sugar a day if that. Counting calories means absolutely nothing if you are still consuming…
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Shady coworker poll. Am I over reacting?
I work rotating 12 hour shift work. There are 4 shifts of 2 people plus a couple trainees. I finally convinced management to allow us to get some workout equipment to keep around for nightshifts and down time to stay active. A couple guys here have had heart attacks and we sit around for the majority of our shift so I want…
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Is protein truly more satiating?
Just read this from Menno Henselmans: https://mennohenselmans.com/protein-is-not-more-satiating-than-carbs-and-fats It seems and interesting nuance to the protein satiety claim: protein is more satiating when the diet is already low in it, but it loses the effect for high protein diets that meet and exceed protein needs.