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Eating less Meat won't save the Planet. Here's Why
https://youtu.be/sGG-A80Tl5g Thought this would be a good debate topic, I'm still watching the video.
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Overweight and Obese Americans Make up 78% of COVID-19 Hospitalization, CDC Warns
This is interesting... "A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warns that the majority of COVID-19 hospitalization, ventilators used, and deaths are dominated by overweight and obese Americans." Source:…
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Cells burn more calories after just one bout of moderate aerobic exercise, OSU study finds
Interesting new study about metabolism and moderate exercise. This time focusing on sedentary people, not athletes. Cells burn more calories after just one bout of moderate aerobic exercise, OSU study finds CORVALLIS, Ore. — In a recent study testing the effects of exercise on overall metabolism, researchers at Oregon…
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How many of you know the (non-vaccinated) Covid hospitalization rate without googling it?
I ask because a recent Bill Maher episode made a big deal about people getting this wrong, and more importantly, an anti vax site, to which I will not link, is using this as a talking point. Was the (non-vaccinated) Covid hospitalization rate widely discussed? I've had the death rate in my head for a year but my impression…
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Qualifying for COVID vaccine solely on BMI
To piggyback off the COVID vaccine debate...what are your thoughts on states vaccinating people who are classified as overweight or obese as defined by BMI? For example....I have a BMI of 26. I am otherwise healthy 34 year old. On March 29, my state opens up eligibility to the next group which includes people who are…
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What is "fit", to you?
This may not need to be in the debate section but I wasn't sure where to put it. I am just curious If there is an image of a "fit" person that you have, for yourself or in general. Like is your idea of fit based on a specific fitness goal, a specific physique, or BMI ? Did you have a vision of what it meant to be "fit " at…
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Sodium! Please solve this years long debate
Simply - does one reduce the sodium content in canned soup if one adds a lot of water? I’m trying to have my dad eat less salt due to his high blood pressure but he loves canned soup - and he eats the whole can. His claim: The fix is to just add a bunch of water - that will dilute the soup and therefore dilute the sodium -…
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Thoughts on the “glamourizing/normalizing” obesity vs body positivity conversations
I occasionally fall down the internet rabbit hole on this stuff. There are so many concerns that our current society is glamorourizing and normalizing obesity. But there are also Fat Studies departments highlighting fat people as a marginalized community. I understand there are studies that show negative feedback and…
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Would you take a weight loss drug to reduce your desire to eat?
This drug could be a real game changer. Has been FDA approved with few side effects. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4RF70gWlNyw
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Tess holiday saying she is in recovery from anorexia
Thoughts? https://www.today.com/health/tess-holliday-announces-she-recovering-anorexia-t217304
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WW App for kids and teens
Weight Watchers has debuted an app for kids as young as 8 years old to promote "healthy eating", but also weight loss. There is obviously some controversy about this: https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Wellness/weight-watchers-app-kids-draws-backlash-parents-calls/story?id=65052867&cid=clicksource_4380645_null_card_hed Do you…
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"Unrealistic" body goals
In the last few days I've seen a girl in her 20s be told that wanting a flat belly is unrealistic and a guy be told that sub 10% bf was largely genetics. When I started my journey, I was obese and from Day 1 I had a "unrealistic" goal physique. It took me over a decade but I achieved that goal and so have hundreds of…
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the necessity of working out and impacts of yoga
This discussion was created from replies split from: I need your advice.
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We should make vaccines before viruses emerge
A lot like the flu shot, they make educated predictions about what strains will circulate before it happens. And we don't spend 15 years testing it, we know the framework for making flu shots is safe. Sounds crazy, right? Because of SARS and MERS, public health people knew it was a matter of time until another coronavirus…
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COVID19 - To Vaccinate or To Not Vaccinate
A place to debate the COVID19 vaccine. This is a hot topic, but please feel free to discuss opposing view points here. These posts were pulled from the Coronavirus Prep thread. If you are looking for that thread it is located here.
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Honest opinions on weight loss surgery
Hi , i was looking for some honest opinions on weight loss surgeries such as gastric bypass and sleeves etc. While it's great people are bettering their health do you feel the person who makes hard lifestyle changes and loses the weight on their own works harder ? Is it wrong to feel that way? . I guess to me when you…
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If no medical assistance and fitness was applied.................
How long would the average life span be? I posted on something about this awhile back. If we look at it objectively, our hormones start peaking from teens to about 30 years on average. Girls can procreate in their teens and many males are somewhat more fit in their teens and 20's than after. And if you look back well…
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Relationship Compatibility
A little background information- I’m a Caucasian, blonde, blue eyed female, American. My husband is Asian, has dark features, about my height, close to my weight, and his family fled the Khmer Rouge (he is 1st generation American). We are both in our early 30’s. In another thread it was commented that marrying your race…
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Piggybacking off of the food addiction controversy post...
I saw this article on WebMd today about "Hedonic Hunger." It's quite long, but discusses eating for pleasure, and how some people may be more predisposed to partake in hedonic eating (like binge eating) due to genetics, environmental influences and a person's inhibitory response. The article doesn't go so far as to say…
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Great bodies and attractiveness or Money and success catch our eye?
So I had this discussion with a friend on FB messenger about why someone may catch your eye. I stated it was due to human instinct and that a fit body and attractiveness does because instinctively having a mate that looks healthy and is good looking enough to attract, gives higher percentage of having offspring that can do…
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Ethical food consumption
I would like to open a discussion about ethical eating, but if possible I would like to extend it beyond vegan vs no vegan debates since it always ends up in a very heated debate with two separate clans. I think we all can make our eating a bit more ethical and environmental friendly, whatever our views are. I, personally…
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May we talk about set points?
Do others believe in "set points"? I have been reading a bit about them, and I think I have hit one. It seems that there are several weights that my body just likes, and it's harder to either lose or gain weight when I'm at a set point. I think it's what makes maintaining so hard, if you are not at a "set point". Here's…
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"Foodie Calls"
Heard about this on another thread and thought that it might be a fun discussion topic. Who's done this? Who thinks it was done to them? Dark personality traits predict women’s propensity to go on deceptive “foodie calls” for a free meal "...a foodie call occurs when a person, despite their lack of romantic attraction to…
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"Detoxifying food and drinks"
Straight up.....................it's BS. Don't fall for it, don't pay for it and certainly don't adhere to a program that touts you're inundated with toxins and need to do it. A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer IDEA Fitness member Kickboxing Certified Instructor Been in fitness for 30 years and have…
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Secret Eating vs. Willpower
I remember being 10 years old scraping dimes together to be able to "buy" chocolate bars that I was selling as a fundraiser and eating them all in my room. Stopping and getting an entire fast food meal (or 2) and eating it in the car before getting home to enjoy another entire meal. I always thought the yo-yo came from…
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Bulletproof coffee guy says 'eat some carbs'
https://www.insider.com/keto-diet-gone-too-far-says-early-advocate-dave-asprey-2021-1?fbclid=IwAR2jpD2kXNbKlFuvoivXAqsm0VR6wYCrQwMmmhdrTUN0DVbbwC7S9BhfWuc It's nice when people can admit they were wrong :)
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I wonder if this will change anything....
Under Armor has given up on MFP: https://www.foxbusiness.com/sports/under-armour-sells-fitness-app-myfitnesspal Do you think this will bring any changes around here?
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How do you consider someone being an athlete?
Being part of the bodybuilding industry like almost all my life, I've NEVER thought of competitive bodybuilders as "athletes" the way the industry sees them. I see them as competitors, but not athletes because they don't physically compete with each other, there's no display of athletism in contests and these guys are…
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Was your Personal Trainer Competent?
I worked in the fitness industry for roughly 7 years (5 of which I was a Certified Personal Trainer). I have had the opportunity to work in non-profit, corporate, commercial, and even ran my own gig training soccer teams and individual athletes for a couple of years. I have met an insane amount of trainers during that time…
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Is promoting weight loss dangerous?
Consider this: -The human body has evolved to favor weight gain in order to avoid starvation. -Calorie deprivation experiments have shown that even fairly small reductions in food intake can cause psychological distress, including hoarding behaviors. -Eating disorders are the deadliest of all mental illnesses due to high…