ext_6808 ([identity profile] nellorat.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] pegkerr 2005-08-24 08:50 pm (UTC)

I bet you were still taught to say something like "you are at risk for diabetes" instead of "your obesity will kill you."

Also, I wish more doctors were more informed about the whole picture, especially the high rate of regaining the weight and the health consequences of yo-yoing weight. Or that better nutrition an exercise can have health benefits apart from whether or not any weight is lost. And we're not even going into true but weird stuff like how fat people have a better survival rate with cancers and less osteoporosis. Just a realistic picture of how weight-loss dieting does and doesn't work.

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