Friday, April 13, 2007

Obesity Gene

Here's one blogger's take on the new study that found a "fat gene".

the instructions remain the same: “eat less and exercise more”–less and more, respectively, than your naturally thin friend needs to–because it’s still your responsibility to look like naturally thin people. WTF?
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This article seems to be working very hard to say, “Don’t think this is any excuse, fatties! You still need to burn those pounds off!” instead of, “Everyone would benefit from eating healthy foods and exercising, regardless of whether they lose weight.”

She has some great points about the "fat is gross" viewpoint versus concern for health. Go check it out.

1 comment:

Kate Harding said...

Hey, thanks! Blogwhoring works!