Big Fat Facts

Just found this great website

Some snippets:
>>After the 1998 NIH report, suddenly tens of millions of Americans became "obese" even though they had not gained a pound. Shifting the BMI down two points helped turned obesity into moral panic.

>>95% of people who diet to lose weight put it back on within two to three years.
They go on to state more research, including the work of David Garner and Susan Wooley, who stated:
>>...there is no "scientific justification for the continued use of dietary treatments of obesity. . . . Most participants regain the weight lost."

That's what I'm talkin' about! You may also want to check out this wonderful book, Big Fat Lies: The Truth about Your Weight and Your Health by Glenn A. Gaesser, M.D. (a skinny guy!) Also, I highly recomment Fat?So! by Marilyn Wann. A fabulous, fun, important book.

By debunking the myths about people of size, we can go beyond painful, destructive stereotypes and actually work on improving people's health, whatever their size may be, and regardless of whether they lose weight or not.

--KT