#Obesity

Dr. Adele Hite

ahhite

Okay, so what happened in/around 1980 that changed? We have always ever preferred cheap/tasty/convenient food. That's not something new that started in 1980. BUT: "cheap/tasty/convenient" used to mean a fried

Vicky Thomas #keep2gether

LittleDoctorVic

For 5 yrs I have taught medical students about childhood obesity, pointing out that it is complex, and strongly associated with socioeconomic deprivation. That simplistic fixes and blaming children and

Katherine Crocker PhD supports #BLM

cricketcrocker

Hey it’s fat bear week and since some people are talking about the links between “obesity” and poor health I thought it’s probably time for me to once again remind

Luisa Attfield

l_attfield

A few thoughts on the government’s war on obesity from someone who used to have an eating disorder:-Obesity, poor diet and lack of exercise are big public health problems in

Dana Schwartz

DanaSchwartzzz

OK. DEEP BREATH. First of all. Jessica Simpson was a size 4 here, and 120 lbs, literally not obese by any medical system. BUT that doesn't even matter because publicly

Jordan Schachtel

JordanSchachtel

Just about every country in the northern hemisphere that is considered a COVID-19 "success story" has 1 or both of these common factors:1) They don't have high obesity %.2) No

Hannah 🐾🌲

bathelina

GPs telling people to lose weight is partly why I developed anorexia. I was overweight but active and healthy, I was taking antidepressants which had helped me so much mentally

Nisarg Patel

nxpatel

This piece moves the needle, but even freedom to choose food is often out of people's hands. Fed policy has heavily influenced what we choose to buy and eat, contributing

Fiona Quigley

FionaQuigs

Today's reading - Epigenetics of obesity 1/10Learning/reflections, for anyone interested! "environmental exposures in critical developmental periods can affect epigenetic marks profile and result in obesity"#SupportNotStigma #

Hayley B: Student HV

HayleyBHV

I don’t usually use this account to talk about myself but: today’s obesity strategy has riled me a little and I want to talk about why. I have polycystic ovary

Da’Shaun | they/them

DaShaunLH

the only good thing Michelle’s fatphobia ever gave us.https://twitter.com/yoncevocals/status/1354164468259770368 because i’m not going to spend a bunch of time explaining this tweet to people, i’m just going to add a

Tom Barrett

PlannerTomB

Hopefully a rapid overhaul of how we design the built environment, increasing activity and making active travel the right thing to do. But I think sadly it'll be more about

James Nobles

JNHealth

What do interventions aiming to prevent childhood obesity focus on? Our analysis of the 153 interventions included in the latest Cochrane review via a #WiderDeterminantsofHealth lens.https://rdcu.be/ce37W w/ Carolyn Summerbell, Tamara

Kerry-Anne Mendoza 🏳️‍🌈🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

TheMendozaWoman

A THREAD ON JOHNSON’s OBESITY SCAM:I won my own fitness challenge in 2018/19. I’m proud of my achievements & that I’ve maintained them. BUT, the government’s plans look more to

Ghaith Aljayyoussi

PKghaith

Yesterday, @theresecoffey claimed to @susannareid100 & @piersmorgan that it is the UK's ageing and obese population that led to its shocking covid death rate. This is untrue and here are

BarefootRebel

RebelBarefoot

I've been feeling really deflated around the governments obesity scheme. I despise the fact they are just using numbers to determine health. Im classed as overweight & fear now every

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