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I guess it depends on whether or not you think weight loss ads drive health. I certainly do not.

• mfer 5y ago
  Weight loss is a major factor in health. There's a bunch of science on that. On one hand, Pinterest is taking into account eating disorders going up. On the other hand, being overweight is talked about with body image and not about the health aspects. Tons of doctors don't even want to address it. My guess is concern about loosing patients or the lack of billing codes for insurance about spending the time on it. I don't like the fad ads. I also don't really like the lack of people talking about the health aspects either.
  • void_mint 5y ago
    Right, you answered a question I didn't ask. Do weight loss _ads_ drive weight loss?
    • mfer 5y ago
      You didn’t ask a question in the previous comment. So, I commented. I don’t know what weight loss ads look like. I don’t generally know what any ads look like thanks to blockers. If I were to guessing would guess they aren’t any good. Yet, I do personally know people who lost weight which lead to better health from weight loss programs. They aren’t the new fads. I think it’s very much worth talking about weight and health in our culture. Not just the mental health stopping shaming but the physical health around things like heart disease, the biggest killer of Americans according to the CDC.
      • void_mint 5y ago
        Your comments are about the value of weight loss. The topic being discussed is weight loss advertisements. That was the purpose of my first comment, and what I meant in my previous comment when I pointed out you were talking about weight loss and not the virtue of weight loss advertisements. Yes, weight loss is good. No, weight loss advertisements do not drive weight loss.