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Fitness Post: You too can look like GOOP

Is Your Workout Making You Fat?




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ronnie_luvs_u 31st-Jan-2013 08:50 pm (UTC)
lmao that tumblr is so amusing.

but real talk, I love how prevalent "genetic problems" that prevent weight loss are in America, but seemingly non-existant in other parts of the world. some epidemiologist needs to get on figuring that mystery out.
__nocturna 31st-Jan-2013 08:55 pm (UTC)
lol ikr
ediesedgwick 31st-Jan-2013 08:57 pm (UTC)
mte like, I can get on board that a lot of people are predisposed to gain weight more easily than others. I mean from a genetics perspective, if you have someone from a background where their ancestors have experienced famine (let's say Irish), then there is possibility they are genetically set u to hold onto energy calorie because that has been selected for in the past, but now it predisposes them to weight gain because they are not lib]ving in famine conditions.

BUT it's a mix of genetics and environment for everyone. Maybe lifestyle factors were the tipping point for something their genetics predisposed them for, but that doesn't mean that person is helpless. Especially since people use pressure to be thin as an excuse to write off healthy eating and exercise, even though it would benefit them even if it didn't lead to weight loss

ronnie_luvs_u 31st-Jan-2013 09:14 pm (UTC)
ia with your rant.

I don't doubt that some people have genetic issues that prevent them from losing weight. but America's obesity issues are not due to everyone having a mysterious genetic problem. it's a combination of factors including huge portion sizes and poor portion control, high availability of crap food, food deserts and not understanding nutrition.

the denial that some tumblrs have about the realities of health and obesity is scary. like idgaf if you're going to keel over tomorrow, I'm not your doctor, but don't go on poorly researched rants that obese people shouldn't worry about health consequences because thin people get heart disease and diabetes too!!1!
ediesedgwick 31st-Jan-2013 09:19 pm (UTC)
ita. There's no genetic problem that's going to blow up within basically 1 generation unless there's also an environmental trigger.... or several triggers in this case lol

" because thin people get heart disease and diabetes too!!1!"
OMG yes, this is the worst. So much mental gymnastics going on to justify that bullshit.
chuk_is_dazzled 31st-Jan-2013 09:00 pm (UTC)
hah ikr, its like just americans making excuses
lillylilacs 31st-Jan-2013 09:19 pm (UTC)
bluepassiflora 31st-Jan-2013 09:37 pm (UTC)
What other parts of the world have overweight and obese people having no problem losing and keeping off weight? You are conflating many issues.
ronnie_luvs_u 31st-Jan-2013 09:51 pm (UTC)
leviicorpus 31st-Jan-2013 11:05 pm (UTC)
lmao so accurate
akasha6915 1st-Feb-2013 11:41 am (UTC)
IDK, for 1.5 million years humans have been around, our bodies became more adapt at saving as much fat and calories as possible because we never knew when we were going to kill the next wooly mammoth. Even with agriculture, times of famine made the ability to store more fat more beneficial to the body. One of the biggest issue with American food, and it is being seen in parts of the world that is industrializing, is that it is heavy on calories and not on nutrient. We to dependent on parts of nutrients and not food as a whole, so bodies go into the must store every calorie mode because not getting enough nutrient.
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