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Poor diet and lack of exercise contributing to the obesity epidemic in the United States is the biggest health issue of our time, and yet we get many more artic
by ericdykstra 9y ago
Poor diet and lack of exercise contributing to the obesity epidemic in the United States is the biggest health issue of our time, and yet we get many more articles about "fat acceptance" and "dangers of exercising" than about the opposite.
Many of this comes from news sources that subscribe to the "I fucking love science" ilk of scientism, yet when it comes to things like obesity, they stick their head in the sand in favor of "feelz over realz."
- tgb 9y agoIf you read the article, you'll see that they still push for people to continue exercising. They just recommend that you do a light or moderate form of the exercise for the first time or two before committing to a strenuous exercise that you've never done before. Moreover, New York Times specifically has many articles promoting or discussing the benefits of exercise.
- mmmpop 9y agoIn a sad twist of irony, the best cure for my own periodic bouts of depression is intense exercise, controlled diet, and throughly enjoying the way I look and feel as a result. There must be a strong correlation between the decline of the healthful lifestyle (i.e., not so many sedentary jobs) and SSRI prescriptions.
- Analemma_ 9y ago> we get many more articles about "fat acceptance" and "dangers of exercising" than about the opposite. Where is this movement you're talking about? Most of the articles I've seen in the mainstream media about "fat acceptance" are quite critical of the concept. I've seen exactly one "fat acceptance" article that seemed OK with it (a recent episode of This American Life), and that was a shock to me.