Complexity in obesity
May 28, 2024 11:39:17 GMT
Post by Stella on May 28, 2024 11:39:17 GMT
This is a post about obesity and the complexity of obesity as a health issue. Forget about the simplistic platitude 'eat less, exercise more' because that's not going to help you lose weight. Obesity is a complex medical issue and there's a hard truth about obesity which doesn't get said often enough. If you're looking to lose weight you're going to have to investigate and you're going to have to pay attention to relationships. Let's get into some of the variables you need to be thinking about.
What makes obesity such a complex health issue?
The biggest single issue in obesity is the way we focus on physical form - i.e. weight - and not on the (dysfunctional) relationships which results in obesity. Losing weight is not about just eating less and exercising more because that's way too simplistic to address the issue. Weight is in itself not the issue in obesity. Human beings come in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes. People who are larger are not necessarily obese. They're just large.
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What makes obesity such a complex health issue?
The biggest single issue in obesity is the way we focus on physical form - i.e. weight - and not on the (dysfunctional) relationships which results in obesity. Losing weight is not about just eating less and exercising more because that's way too simplistic to address the issue. Weight is in itself not the issue in obesity. Human beings come in a wide variety of different shapes and sizes. People who are larger are not necessarily obese. They're just large.
read more