So my take is that I'm glad I was grounded in anti-fat bias before I read the article. Just one example -- the article says that there is solid scientific evidence that five of the leading causes of mortality are associated with excess weight. What are the other five leading causes? Is there another correlation -- like, I don't know, POV…
So my take is that I'm glad I was grounded in anti-fat bias before I read the article. Just one example -- the article says that there is solid scientific evidence that five of the leading causes of mortality are associated with excess weight. What are the other five leading causes? Is there another correlation -- like, I don't know, POVERTY?
But also, reading the comments reminded me of the danger of the personal responsibility narrative. We have a crappy health care system in the U.S. Telling people not to eat Oreos is not going to fix that. People got poisoned by THEIR MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER. Fixating on what people eat on such a micro level (speaking of the sanctimonious commenters) is akin to telling people to use a clothesline to help reverse climate change. Great, good for you, but that are much larger, systemic problems that are undermining people's health and they require systemic solutions.
So my take is that I'm glad I was grounded in anti-fat bias before I read the article. Just one example -- the article says that there is solid scientific evidence that five of the leading causes of mortality are associated with excess weight. What are the other five leading causes? Is there another correlation -- like, I don't know, POVERTY?
But also, reading the comments reminded me of the danger of the personal responsibility narrative. We have a crappy health care system in the U.S. Telling people not to eat Oreos is not going to fix that. People got poisoned by THEIR MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER. Fixating on what people eat on such a micro level (speaking of the sanctimonious commenters) is akin to telling people to use a clothesline to help reverse climate change. Great, good for you, but that are much larger, systemic problems that are undermining people's health and they require systemic solutions.