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Read more: Twitter Party
Twitter Party
11 comments on Twitter PartyThere’s a bunch of fat folks tweeting about “things fat people are told” – in twitterspeak, #thingsfatpeoplearetold. (The # before makes it searchable.) Some examples: You have muscle? But have you really, really TRIED to lose weight? You’re too fat to do yoga properly, so don’t think you’re REALLY doing yoga. Your allergies (that you’ve had all your life) would go away if you lost weight.…
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Read more: QOTD: Fitness and fatness
QOTD: Fitness and fatness
From Reuters, on a study in patients with coronary artery disease that looked at fitness levels and BMI: [Heart specialist and study leader Dr. Francisco] Lopes-Jimenez said, the lesson for patients is clear: try to improve your physical fitness. “It is much easier to become fit than it is to become slim,” he said. “Anybody who has gone into an exercise program would agree with that.” While Lopes-Jimenez…
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Read more: Some things I’m glad about today
Some things I’m glad about today
1) Riding the bus to my new job means I’m walking daily again, at least on weekdays. Funny how walking even a 1/2 mile or so every day can feel good, even if it’s spread throughout the day. 2) Yes, I have a temp gig. At the moment it’s a better fit than the old place. 3) The commute is a short bus ride and a…
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Read more: Ah, The Fat-Phobic Media
Ah, The Fat-Phobic Media
The headline: “Are the Religious Prone to Obesity?” The facts: A study finding that those who attend religious services most frequently tend to gain more weight in middle age. Those who attend religious services most frequently also tend to be healthier. What I consider fat-phobic: The “healthier” is seen as despite the weighing more in middle age, even though other research found that weight in itself isn’t…
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Read more: Things to Read
Things to Read
As others have noted, Paul Campos’ piece on how the US “Let’s Move” campaign aids and abets bullying is worth reading. Besides noting that advocating for “child obesity to be eliminated” paints a “pick on me” sign on anyone who isn’t model-thin, Campos also cites studies that have tried healthy interventions with children in the past. Result? The kids got healthier. They didn’t get thinner. Consider the…
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Read more: Music Monday: Tanglewood Tree
Music Monday: Tanglewood Tree
…featuring New York Times Bestselling author Seanan McGuire (blonde) with Vixy (redhead) & Tony (guitar), Betsy Tinney (cello) and Amy McNally (violin). Recorded at a bookstore event for Seanan’s first novel Rosemary and Rue. (Music starts about 30 seconds in. A studio recording of Tanglewood Tree with many of the same performers is also on Seanan’s latest CD. Song lyrics and chords are here. Late Eclipses is…
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Read more: Heart Risk – BMI Not Useful
Heart Risk – BMI Not Useful
Or as Reuters put it: “[T]he best predictors of future heart risk are measures of blood pressure, cholesterol and history of diabetes.” According to a paper in The Lancet: BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-hip ratio, whether assessed singly or in combination, do not importantly improve cardiovascular disease risk prediction in people in developed countries when additional information is available for systolic blood pressure, history of diabetes, and lipids.…
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Read more: Happy Music
Happy Music
It may not seem like a day for it, but today I want something to perk me up and make me smile. Today, that’s Tom Smith. (Click the song title to go to a page with the lyrics.) Tom’s a self-employed musician who mostly sells music at sci fi conventions, which is to say, he’s broke. If you like the music, feel free to buy some –…
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Read more: Correlation Humor
Correlation Humor
Headline: Passport ownership prevents diabetes. Do YOU have a passport? Don’t forget to drink coffee! :) (More seriously: Poverty is associated with diabetes. Most fat people don’t get diabetes. Thin people can develop diabetes. Oh, and Kelly Bliss notes that yellow teeth doesn’t cause lung cancer.)
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Read more: QOTD: Why Stigmatize Fat Kids?
QOTD: Why Stigmatize Fat Kids?
From Pattie Thomas’ post at Psychology Today in response to a “Cease to be obese crusade” billboard on how kids should exercise: Why do you have to promote weight loss in order to promote exercise? If you really believe in the calorie in/calorie burned model, promoting exercise and healthy eating for every one would automatically solve the “obesity” problem, would it not? Is it necessary to promote…
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