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How angry would you be?
My teenager is texting me that we should look into a plant based diet because their health teacher is showing The Game Changers in class. (If that’s not the most Californian sentence ever, I don’t know what is.) I’m actually open to moving towards a more plant-based diet, and I know that they can be healthy and tasty. When…
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Weight gain due to HAES, body positivity and intuitive eating
Is anyone here because of gaining a lot of weight due to these movements? I got completely sucked in to the rhetoric some very famous influencers have put about online that there is no true evidence that being overweight or obese is linked to health problems. Any studies were biased and fatphobic. Now I’m borderline obese…
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what fats are good/bad?
I hear a lot of controversy about good/bad fats Some say butter is ok and others say, don't go there Some say eggs have a lot of fat/cholesterol, but others say they're a super food Does everyone say olive oil is good? I haven't heard much against it Nuts are good i hear, but don't eat too much of them. how much is too…
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Sugar-Sweetened Beverages and Male Pattern Hair Loss
https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/1/214
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To Hydrate or Not to Hydrate
I've heard that it is just big business telling us to hydrate all the time so they can make a buck, when all that is really needed is to just follow your body's que and just drink when thirsty. Any thoughts?
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THE BIG 3!!
Do you NEED, the big 3 to build a great physique?? Bench? Squat? Deadlift? If yes or no, why?!? GO! 🥊
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The ‘food’ industry started the ‘exercise’ industry.
Conspiracy theories are everywhere. I recently heard this one: “The food industry started the exercise industry to move the focus away from the ‘food’ being the source of the weight gain and increasingly poor health of Americans. What do you think?
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Sugar Addiction Debate
This discussion was created from comments split from: Sugar Addict.
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Is it really all that bad to be slighly underweight?
My doctor had told me that she wanted me to gain weight, which I did a few years ago and I haven't felt all that good about it since doing so. I was only 8 lbs underweight. I gained 15lbs and don't feel like exercising as much. I don't have as much energy as I did when I was lighter. I know that body image and eating…
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Can T2D be reversed?
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What would you/did you wear in isolation?
or how much is it worth getting dressed at all and if so, in what? Here in Australia, and I presume other countries, if one gets Covid one has to home isolate. Currently 7 days where I live. I am on day 4. am fully vaccinated so symptoms only mild - but no matter, not allowed out till Wed midnight. I find wearing pyjamas…
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What is one fitness topic that is accepted by everyone? (I don't think there is one)
Perhaps this is why my username is what it is. It dawned on me last night that there is not a single thing you can say that will not be challenged (and it probably applies outside of fitness topics as well). Some examples: Prolonged calorie deficit means you will eventually experience hunger at some point: Challenged by…
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Just that little "extra" helps bring success?
I'm of the philosophy that it's always about behavior that has us where we are, where we may end up being, or our probable downfall for some things. I've mentioned before that there are people who'll rerack a weight in any open spot on a weight tree rather than taking that "extra step" to actually put it on the right arm…
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Does Elite Sport Performance Equal Elite Health And Fitness?
Does Elite Sport Performance Equal Elite Health And Fitness? I'm of the opinion that it does not but still many have argued against that. So you tell me? It's difficult to measure and define health and fitness since there are so many different ways and standards but I'm open and just looking to hear your thoughts. Let's…
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Exercise training and diet-resistant obesity
A new interesting study was posted the other day in Lancet. Quoting the summary. Generally speaking, it is broadly assumed that you cannot outrun your own fork. Exercise is crucial to your well-being and overall health, but a lot less important than nutrition as far as weight loss is concerned. This is a pretty good…
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Psychiatrists in USA Europe
I live in Mumbai India and i am undergoing treatment for depression, anxiety amongst other stuff. There are some doctors here who openly diss psychiatrists like for eg i had taken my mom to a gynaecologist for a pap smear 3-4 years ago and me and the gyn got talking so i told her I'm depressed and undergoing treatment as…
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Sugar tax in the UK
This came into force today - I'd be interested to know people's thoughts. Will it be effective, is it even necessary? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43659124
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Juicer extractor or blender
What are your thoughts on this and if you have a fav ( juicer or blender) which brand and why. I've been thinking about start a routine with a healthy juice everyday,but some people think juicer takes all the fiber and what you get it's all the fructose. What do you guys think about that.
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Worst exercise ever!
We all have our own likes and dislikes, and I know a lot of people hate burpees (personally I’m fine with them). But there is one exercise which I hate with a passion - even though I know it’s good for me - and that’s Bulgarian Split Squats. They are evil and I dare anyone to find something worse!
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Are unhealthy diets making the pandemic worse?
It's my theory that unhealthy diets are making the pandemic worse. The US has the confluence of all the negative factors - poor compliance with the official precautions (vaccines, face masks, and physical distancing), nutritional deficiencies (especially Vitamin D and fiber), excessive junk food consumption, and a high…
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Which weight loss method is the most successful?
I thought that we'd do a comparison of the stats of various weight loss methods. I've never seen a proper comparison done. Let's change that. First for comparison is Noom, the weight loss app where you get to chat with a 'coach' who will chat with you. Read a review here…
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Is the phrase "have overweight" from England/Australia/a largely English-speaking country?
This question is primarily for native English-speakers from outside the United States: Only in the last couple of months have I come across sentences like "I have overweight." Typically I've seen "overweight" used as an adjective, not a noun. ("They ARE overweight.") If someone wanted to say that someone had too much fat…
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Are harsh straightforward reality checks good?
This is more a musing of mine as I look back at what lead me to my current weight issues and one thing that always sticks out is the number of people who would tell me I still looked good or wasn't that overweight. these compliments came when I was well over 300 pounds but stopped shortly before getting to my peak of 420.…
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Obese/morbidly obese posting tiny "meals" on social media
I've seen this over and over with several people I have known who are obese or morbidly obese - they will regularly post photos of themselves and a "tiny" meal, often asking others to share what their meals looked like. Why?? For example, a friend just posted a picture of a yogurt - one single serving yogurt. "This is my…
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Diet vs Exercise - Which is more important and why?
I used to think that it's 80% diet and the rest is exercise, but I'm starting to lean more towards, exercise being more important than diet. We all know that the SAD diet is the worse, that's a given. But many people are reaching their goals and reversing diseases from multiple types of diets and even fad diets. Honestly I…
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Height-ism?
So, I had heard this was a thing, but had not encountered it myself until recently. A couple of months ago, I decided to dip my toe into the world of online dating. And it didn't take long to see women's profiles where height isn't just a preference, but an absolute (dis)qualifier ("Under 5'10", do not message"; "Must be…
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What determines how your life will be?
I hope this can remain nonpolitical so it stays but lately I've been thinking a lot about how our lives turn out, what it takes individually to 'make something of ourselves' versus 'blaming our childhood/environment, etc., etc.' Is our success rooted in our family's ties, origins, family's successes, or does coming from…
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Just ranting....................or am I?
So one of the things that irks me is when a weight plate or dumbbell has a designated place on a rack, it gets put somewhere else instead. The plate can be 12 inches away from the right labeled arm, but inevitably someone will put a 45lbs plate say over a 10lbs weight arm. Lazy? Well it may just be correlation for me, but…
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I didn’t know I was T2 Diabetic for yrs
Why is it that I was insulin resistant for 8 yrs and my drs don’t seemed to be alarmed? I knew my sugar was a bit high but I didn’t know why; I ate clean enough, or that I was about to become a TypeII diabetic. Finally in my last blood results I entered the category. The doctors told me to loose weight and exercise to…
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Too-light Bedroom Increases Insulin Resistance?!
OK, this seems crazy. And it's a tiny study. But what the heckin' heck?! Interesting. Summary from the press release from Northwestern University: The study write-up: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2113290119 The press release:…