#obesity
A Heretic’s View: Blaming Food for Obesity Is Like Blaming Water for Drowning
There is a politically expedient but problematic fiction that ‘consensus’ matters in science. Since a million matching opinions do not constitute a fact, a consensus — either real or apparent — is not a statement about evidence but an exercise in groupthink in which the status quo is made explicit.Thus, scientific progress requires conservative and heretical thinkers — conservatives protect the authority and continuity of science, whereas heretics put forth creative dissent in an attempt to push the limits of what we know.
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Before the 20th century, obesity and cardiometabolic diseases such as type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) were uncommon. Yet over the past 50 years, the prevalence of these maladies in horses, humans, dogs, cats, lab, and zoo animals increased to epidemic proportions. Given that these herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores have always consumed different diets, the claim that foods and beverages have suddenly caused parallel epidemics in different species is an extraordinary claim that requires extraordinary evidence. Yet there is no valid evidence supporting this belief.
A very long read - its well worth it.
Interesting and challenging views on the topic of food and why people get fat.
There is a saying that goes:
Diet is Kilos - Exercise is Gram
What the saying does not mention is that the metabolic rate overrules it. Metabolism is the difference that make the difference.
Now, Robert Lustig has some powerful arguments when it comes to the sugar debate, and I think the article overlooked the role lack of fiber and mineral deficiency in food contributes to the general health status in people. But In general I do agree with the assessment proposed.
A new study reveals the link between loneliness, cravings for high-calorie foods, and unhealthy eating behaviours in women, highlighting a significant brain activity pattern associated with social isolation. The research found that women feeling lonely show increased brain activation in areas related to cravings when exposed to images of sugary foods, alongside decreased self-control towards eating.
These findings underscore the complex interplay between loneliness, mental health, and eating habits, suggesting that recognizing and addressing feelings of loneliness could be key to breaking the cycle of poor diet and mental health outcomes. The study emphasizes the need for holistic interventions focusing on social connections and healthier food choices to mitigate the negative impacts of loneliness on well-being.
https://neurosciencenews.com/loneliness-food-cravings-25859/
#loneliness #obesity #diet #mentalhealth #weightloss
The Fake Science of Sugar
How #fat and #cholesterol were substituted for sugar and turned #Americans into an #unhealthy #herd of waddling #land-whales.
A doctor explains how the groundwork for the #FoodPyramid #nonsense and the encouragement to reduce #fat consumption and increase #carbohydrate #consumption of the 1990s was laid by the #corruption of #scientistry in the 1960s.
In 1967, a single scientific study revealed the true #culprit of the #diabetes and #heart-disease #epidemic was #sugar. NOT saturated fat or cholesterol. So why wasn’t this information made common knowledge? They covered it all up. The sugar industry knew the results of these studies would tank sales and cost them billions. So the #SugarResearchFoundation paid three #Harvard #scientists $65,000 each to “prove” sugar was harmless. The scientists were some of the most respected nutrition experts in the world. Dr. #FrederickStare was the chairman of Harvard’s Department of Nutrition. Dr. #MarkHegsted was a scientific advisor for the USDA. Dr. #RobertGandy was a pioneer in dietary research.
The scientists dismissed multiple long-term studies. The first study proved sugar caused deadly #arterial #plaques. This was ignored. Another showed heart disease skyrocketed on a #high-carb #diet. The scientists dismissed it, claiming “these diets are rarely consumed.” The consequences of this scientific manipulation are horrifying. The truth about sugar and its effects on obesity, diabetes, and heart disease remained in the dark for years. Well-meaning doctors prescribed their patients #low-fat, high-carb diets for decades. These #dietary suggestions are to blame for the #obesity #crisis in America.
The #USDA urged Americans to trade #butter for #margarine. Margarine is now accepted as an artery-clogging #poison. And another massive shift was to “healthy” low-fat foods loaded with hidden sugars. As a result, U.S sugar consumption tripled. So did #BigSugar profits. And not surprisingly, so did type 2 diabetes and blood sugar issues. In 1980, only 1 in 50 Americans had a blood sugar problem. Today, that number is up to 1 in 3. High blood sugar kills roughly 3.2 million people per year.
In other words, as with #immigration and #third-world #overpopulation, the seeds of the castastrophic crises we are experiencing across the West were planted in a very small period of time between 1960 and 1967.
During the mid-20th century, Borlaug led the introduction of these high-yielding varieties combined with modern agricultural production techniques to Mexico, Pakistan, and India. As a result, Mexico became a net exporter of wheat by 1963. Between 1965 and 1970, wheat yields nearly doubled in Pakistan and India, greatly improving the food security in those nations. These collective increases in yield have been labeled the Green Revolution, and Borlaug is often credited with saving over a billion people worldwide from starvation. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1970 in recognition of his contributions to world peace through increasing food supply.
Add the names of Frederick Stare, Mark Hegsted, and Robert Gandy to the infamous list that includes #NormanBorlaug, #PhilipHart, and #EmmanuelCellar of men whose objectives and actions contributed the most to the downfall of the West and its transformation into #ClownWorld.
#Germany: Study Shows Chemical Banned in 2013 Increasingly Found in Children
"[B]etween 2017 and 2021, the proportion of samples [from kindergarten children] contaminated with MnHeP increased from 26% to 61%."
These #government people do nothing but talk about #global-warming.
They don’t talk about the #poisonous #chemicals in the #environment, which are entering the bodies of all #humans.
Gript:
Germany’s Federal Environment Agency (UBA) is sounding the alarm after finding high levels in humans of a #banned #plasticiser—a chemical added to a material to make it more flexible and less brittle. The presence of the harmful substance, linked to male #infertility and higher risks of #diabetes and #obesity, was discovered as part of the ongoing 6th German environmental study on health.
UBA toxicologist Marika Kolossa said to Die Welt that the metabolite MnHexP had been found in 28 percent of urine samples so far.
A breakdown product of the plasticizer di-n-hexyl phthalate (DnHexP), MnHexP, has been strictly regulated since 2013 and is largely #prohibited in the #EuropeanUnion. It was first discovered in humans in 2023... continue
"Why did they add sawdust to bread?
Some high fiber breads actually use sawdust as an ingredient to reduce cost and act as a filler and this process has been going on for centuries. Sawdust is technically high in fiber, powdered cellulose is the additive and is approved by the FDA, but dietary fiber and cellulose's fiber are not one in the same."
To offset the bland taste, sugar, lots of sugar...
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Exercise in a pill. At least that's the idea. "A molecule in the blood that is produced during exercise and can effectively reduce food intake and obesity in mice" has been identified.
"Yong Xu, professor of pediatrics, nutrition, and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor University, Jonathan Long, assistant professor of pathology at Stanford Medicine and an Institute Scholar of Stanford Chemistry, Engineering & Medicine for Human Health, and their colleagues conducted comprehensive analyses of blood plasma compounds from mice following intense treadmill running. The most significantly induced molecule was a modified amino acid called Lac-Phe. It is synthesized from lactate (a byproduct of strenuous exercise that is responsible for the burning sensation in muscles) and phenylalanine (an amino acid that is one of the building blocks of proteins)."
"In mice with diet-induced obesity (fed a high-fat diet), a high dose of Lac-Phe suppressed food intake by about 50% compared to control mice over a period of 12 hours without affecting their movement or energy expenditure. When administered to the mice for 10 days, Lac-Phe reduced cumulative food intake and body weight (owing to loss of body fat) and improved glucose tolerance."
On the flip side, mice lacking an enzyme involved in making Lac-Phe called CNDP2 didn't lose weight as easily.
That's mice. The researchers also found elevated Lac-Phe in humans and racehorses.
"Data from a human exercise cohort showed that sprint exercise induced the most dramatic increase in plasma Lac-Phe, followed by resistance training and then endurance training."
The benefits of exercise in a pill? Science is closer to that goal
#UK #obesity plan will fail without action on #unhealthy #food – report | Obesity | The Guardian
The problem is exacerbated by poor-quality food being cheap and thus being made a tempting, perhaps only, option for the impoverished. I’m guessing it’s a problem that many countries face.
#biology #genetics #health #diet #obesity
Researchers Discover 17 New Genes that Promote or Prevent Obesity
A new study in Caenorhabditis elegans worms has identified 14 new genes that promote obesity and 3 genes that prevent diet-induced obesity.
http://www.sci-news.com/medicine/new-obesity-genes-10127.html
