By Joseph P. Williams — 2020
A battle over the perils of obesity is playing out in pop culture and the medical community.
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“Body positivity is all about having a good relationship with your body.” Well that’s what everyone keeps telling me. The only problem is, if I told anyone about the way my body treats me, they would tell me it’s a relationship I need to get the hell out of.
With each diagnosis, knowing her life hung in the balance, she was “stunned, then anguished” and astonished by “how much energy it takes to get from the bad news to actually starting on the return path to health.”
Most genetic studies completely ignore the science of epigenetics, which is how the environment actually turns certain genes on or off.
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Last week was the one-year anniversary of the beginning of my husband’s health crisis. As I gaze at the permanent handicap placard and at him sleeping, once again, on the couch, I’ve been reflecting on what I’ve learned this past year.
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Blame and shame will not lead to sustainable weight loss.