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Not eating enough: one man's compelling story
This links to a article written by a male suffering from anorexia. http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2012/sep/09/secret-world-male-anorexia It is well written. The turning point that allowed him to admit he had an eating problem seems to be meeting a person who was willing to a) challenge him on his eating, b) listen…
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Research suggests you can be fat but fit
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-19474239 My reading of this is not that being fat is fine, but rather that exercise is worth doing, regardless of your size. Article pasted below. === People can be obese yet physically healthy and fit and at no greater risk of heart disease or cancer than normal weight people, say…
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Hey ... my diet can benefit my children too!
The other day I sat down with my two children (7 and 4 years old) in front of the TV with a snack bowl. Normally this would have been crisps or M&Ms or whatever, but now that I am losing weight it was carrot sticks and cherry tomatoes. Now getting these two kids to eat salad has never been easy, but as they watched me eat…
