[net-gold] SPORTS MEDICINE : MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY : PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS: Top 5 Myths about Obesity in America
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SPORTS MEDICINE :
MEDICAL: CONDITIONS: OBESITY :
PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND FITNESS:
Top 5 Myths about Obesity in America
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Top 5 Myths about Obesity in America
By Washington Post , Herald-Tribune
Monday, January 20, 2014
By DEBORAH COHEN
The Washington Post
Herald Tribune
http://health.heraldtribune.com/2014/01/20/
top-5-myths-about-obesity-in-america/
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A shorter URL for the above link:
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http://tinyurl.com/mzpwbwx
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The obesity epidemic is among the most critical health issues facing the
United States. Although it has generated a lot of attention and calls for
solutions, it also has served up a super-sized portion of myths and
misunderstandings.
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Top 5 Myths about obesity:
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1. If you're obese, you can blame your genes.
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As obesity rates have soared, some researchers have focused on
individuals' genetic predisposition for gaining weight. Yet, between 1980
and 2000, the number of Americans who are obese has doubled too quickly
for genetic factors to be responsible.
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2. The problem is not that we eat too much, but that we are too sedentary.
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First lady Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" campaign is based on the idea
that if kids exercised more, childhood obesity rates would decline.
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But according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there was
no significant decrease in physical activity levels as obesity rates
climbed in the 1980s and 1990s. In fact, although a drop in work-related
physical activity may account for up to 100 fewer calories burned, leisure
physical activity appears to have increased, and Americans keep tipping
the scales.
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3. If you're obese, you lack self-control.
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According to a 2006 study, "research on restrained eating has proven that
in most circumstances dieting is not a feasible strategy." In other words:
People won't lose weight by trying to eating less because they can't
easily control themselves.
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Unfortunately, this puritanical view of personal resolve plays down how
our surroundings and mental state determine what we eat. Research shows
that if we are overwhelmed with too much information or preoccupied, we
have a tendency to surrender to poor dietary choices.
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4. Lack of access to fresh fruits and vegetables is responsible for the
obesity epidemic.
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The Obama administration's Healthy Food Financing Initiative is meant to
help low-income communities that lack access to fresh food. Although the
Department of Agriculture estimates that fewer than 5 percent of Americans
live in these "food deserts," about 65 percent of the nation's population
is overweight or obese. For most of us, obesity is not related to access
to more nutritious foods, but rather to the choices we make in convenience
stores and supermarkets where junk-food marketing dominates.
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Since we are buying more calories than we need, eating healthfully could
be made more affordable by eliminating unnecessary cheaper low-nutrient
foods and substituting higher-quality foods that may be slightly more
expensive.
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5. We can conquer obesity through better education about diet and
nutrition.
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According to a physicians' health study, 44 percent of male doctors are
overweight. A study by the University of Maryland School of Nursing found
that 55 percent of nurses surveyed were overweight or obese. If people who
provide health care cannot control their weight, why would nutrition
education alone make a difference for others?
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Even with more information about food, extra-large portions and
sophisticated marketing messages undermine our ability to limit how much
we consume.
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Consider Americans' alcohol consumption: Only licensed establishments can
sell spirits to people older than 21, and no alcohol can be sold in
vending machines. Yet there are very few standards or regulations to
protect Americans from overeating.
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The complete article may be read at the URL above.
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