The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health

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Is your weight hazardous to your health According to public health authorities, 65 percent of us are overweight Every day, we are bombarded with dire warnings about America s obesity epidemic Close to half of the adult population is dieting, obsessed with achieving an arbitrary ideal weight Yet studies show that a moderately active larger person is likely to be far healthier and to live longer than someone who is thin but sedentary And contrary to what the fifty billion dollar per year weight loss industry would have us believe medical science has not yet come up with a way to make people thin After years spent scrutinizing medical studies and interviewing leading doctors, scientists, eating disorder specialists, and psychiatrists, Professor Paul Campos is here to lead the backlash against weight hysteria and to show that we can safeguard our health without obsessing about the numbers on the scale But The Obesity Myth is not just a compelling argument, grounded in the latest scientific research it s also a provocative, wry expose of the culture that feeds on our self defeating war on fat Campos will show How the nation s most prestigious and trusted media sources consistently misinform the public about obesity What the movie industry s love affair with the fat suit tells us about the relationship between racial and body based prejudice in America How the skinny elite with their supersized lifestyles and gas guzzling SUVs project their anxieties about overconsumption on the poorer and heavier underclass How weight loss mania fueled the impeachment of Bill Clinton In this paradigm busting read, Professor Campos challenges the conventional wisdom regarding the medical, political, and cultural meaning of weight and brings a rational and compelling new voice to America s increasingly irrational weight debate. New Download [ The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health ] author [ Paul Campos ] – kino-fada.fr Let s be clear I didn t give this book 5 stars because of the writing Campos has written a book that swings unevenly between being dry, overly academic, repetitive, and downright bitchy Also, while his assertion that America s war on fat has little to do with health and everything to do with class relations and cultural anxiety is spot on, it s far from original.So why DID I give this book 5 stars Because in its first few chapters, Mr Campos an attorney with the ability to deftly pick Let s be clear I didn t give this book 5 stars because of the writing Campos has written a book that swings unevenly between being dry, overly academic, repetitive, and downright bitchy Also, while his assertion that America s war on fat has little to do with health and everything to do with class relations and cultural anxiety is spot on, it s far from original.So why DID I give this book 5 stars Because in its first few chapters, Mr Campos an attorney with the ability to deftly pick apart evidence explodes a myth I had always believed that being fat is unhealthy By reviewing a number of epidemiological studies and consulting studies conveniently ignored by so called obesity experts, Campos proves that there is no direct ...In summary 1 One s weight, unless it is enormous, is not a serious independent health risk Being fat does correlate with other real risks, like being sedentary and yo yo dieting but once those are factored out little or nothing remains In fact people with a 25 to 30 Body Mass Index have lower mortality, ceteris paribus, than people in the supposedly ideal range of 18.5 to 25 In any case, BMI is absurdly rigid, and a terr...Great book Illuminates how doctors and others in America have made obesity the problem rather than a symptom of other problems This one is worth a read no matter what your weight.This book is wonderful simply because it offers a sane perspective on fat and health in the United States The author basically dispels most of the myths around fat, arguing that fat is rarely if ever a determinate of health Instead, he suggests that health is determined by exercise and healthy eating, no matter what someone s size This may seem a simple enough theory, but in our current hysterical media it is positively revolutionary At times his writing...in my continuous process to become a better fat allyfat positive person and to indulge my public health side, i decided to read this book skip the chapter on monica lewinsky, but aside from that this book is incredible it really takes the time to examine population base...Paul Campos is a lawyer and a writer who by his own admission at least until recently has had a ongoing struggle with his weight and maintaining a positive body image In The Obesity Myth Campos tries to convince his readers that the obesity epidemic is a farce, part conspiracy theory and part ingenious marketing campaign championed by companies and special interest groups that have nothing to lose and everything to gain from our obsession with weight loss With the eloquence of a skilled Paul Campos is a lawyer and a writer who by his own admission at least until recently has had a ongoing struggle with his weight and maintaining a positive body image In The Obes...YES Just YES.I ve been really grateful for the experience to work in eating disorder of all sorts treatment, and it s raised my awareness about the absolute necessity of fat activism a significant amount Here s the thing feeling bad about your body, for whatever reason, has never helped anyone be healthier Research is great I am, after all, a social scientist but it is less great when politics and hysteria play integral roles in how research is conducted, interpreted, and disseminated to YES Just YES.I ve been really grateful for the experience to work in eating disorder of all sorts treatment, and it s raised my awareness about the absolute necessity of fat activism a significant amount Here s the thing feeling bad about your body, for whatever reason, has never helped anyone be healthier R...This was a good book There are places where he falls into the lesser zeitgeist mentality, but his central argument is solid Obesity science is under girded with some unsupported assumptions, and is contradicted with a host of unthinkable thoughts.This book was pretty dry, but it raises the interesting question is obesity really that unhealthy My thoughts are now here.Interesting and strangely liberating.

The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health
  • English
  • 20 April 2019
  • Hardcover
  • 304 pages
  • 1592400663
  • Paul Campos
  • The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health