"Fat is here to stay!"

Article from Weekendavisen.dk

Drop the diets! Science shows that they do not work in the long run.

That does not necessarily mean anything, explains obesity researcher Rasmus Køster-Rasmussen, because being overweight in itself is not the big risk factor.

The myth of obesity: Being fat is unhealthy The scientific truth: Being fat can also be healthy!

No diets work on the long term.
Anybody can loose 20 pound, the problem is to keep the weight off.
If you loose weight the risk of diabetes etc. doesn't change much.

Stigma can increase obesity, anxiety, depression!

Nothing except from surgery works against obesity!
The stigma that obesity as unhealthy is created by society - and the responsibility is put on the individual.

The myth of obesity: Being fat is unhealthy
The scientific truth: Being fat can also be healthy!




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