CAN YOU REALLY BE HEALTHY AT ANY SIZE? - Doctor Reacts
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- Опубликовано: 9 июл 2024
- The Health at Every Size (HAES) movement seeks to combat discrimination and stigma against people living in larger bodies. What does Dr. Westman think about HAES? What does he agree with … and what does he take issue with? Find out in this video.
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"People in larger bodies" that statement says it all, it is essentially the rejection of responsibility which is ultimately a symptom of the addiction😢
As a retired anesthesiologist I can tell you that we know a very overweight person is going to have more complications with anesthesia and surgery than someone who is normal weight. If that is a bias, it is well founded. When I was going to have my hip replacement I lost 30# because I knew I could have more complications. I have since lost another 20# because I don't want my hip to wear out. I am 68 yo. I had a very difficult time for years, trying to lose weight. Nothing worked until I went carnivore. Now I am sometimes ketovore, and mostly carnivore.
Thank you for sharing.
Excellent story! More people should pay attention. What is horrific.. is this GLP-1 fad "semiglutides".. First.. 99% of the issue surrounding overweight..is "behavior" how people view food and food consumption. Second... changing one's behavior when it comes to food/food consumption behavior... is an elusive task for most. there's a whole lotta psychological things going on for the vast majority of people who are overweight. Untangling those things is quite a task. Being overweight.. IS NEVER HEALTHY.. so there is that fact. That ladies attempt to explain it away... is just her trying to justify her lack of willingness to actually deal with her obestity - and that's on her. I dont have to give her absolution or a pass..becasue she doesnt want to deal with her obesity.. that's on her not anyone else.
Great job!!!!
I'm the same way. Nothing worked for weight loss until I went carnivore. Now I'm down like 70 pounds and ten pants sizes. Still losing, even with sometimes having fruit and honey. But I'm like 85% carnivore
@@chumnutzlythat is amazing! Great job 👍
Dr Westman you are just an A Class gentleman
I’m absolutely against stigmatizing the overweight people and treating them badly, but gosh, not glorifying it. Saying it’s OK and normal is not doing them any good. Many of them can be helped, by medical professionals and affordable healthy lifestyle and food. I have tears in my eyes especially when I see the children and young people who can’t run and move and enjoy themselves because of heavy weight and puffing((((
It’s a long way to fix, preferably without medications (no magic pill without cost)
They need help, not saying it’s OK!!!
Sounds like you need help. Consider reading Gary Taubes, Stephan Guyinet. Pray that when your body ails, folks don't blame you for it.
Some of them ARE health professionals
I agree. Celebrating plus-size people could well backfire on the whole lot of ‘em, not unlike what happened with the well-intentioned Affirmative Action movement…! 😮
@@1timbarrett surely giving voice to the whole lot of you has backfired on us
Please lady, I grew up in the 60's and 70's, there were very few overweight people, especially young people. Now it is normal and healthy ?
Remember Snack Wells? 😂 Added sugar was the downfall of all of us. We were so misinformed.
I grew up in 50s and 60s. Weighed 102 when I graduated HS. After having my 2nd baby my weight just went up. Now I am striving to go down. Again
Not exactly what she said.
@@cag19549 "Misinformed"??? I think we have been lied to.
@@joycepappan4796 I went low carb 2y 8m ago to remit my diabetes - successful doing that. I lost weight without even trying which was an added bonus. I stayed at 4kgs above my pre-children weight (mid 1980s) for at least one year. Earlier this year I cut out cheese because it was causing constipation and all of a sudden I had lost that 4kgs. The only exercise I do (I have back and knee issues; these are not as bad as they had been) is stretching, strengthening using light hand weights and pilates and I have a sedentary lifestyle. I'm now eating a lot more meat and very few low carb veg, just because I realised that I wasn't enjoying them.
She shouldn't have said that about satiety signals. If you've had a high carb diet, you're likely to have leptin resistance. In other words, carbs are the only food group that doesn't trigger the leptin satiety response and stop you feeling full. It's why you can eat 1 steak but 12 doughnuts.
Hair dye and makeup and youth can make anything appear acceptable. Let's see in 30 years.
The original book was Health At Any Size, not Healthy. Meaning, empowering folks to take steps to improve their health no matter what size they are.
Thank you for the clarification. Did you read it?
Fun fact: the weight limit for the Reebok Step is 110kg (= 242.5 libs). As long as prospective participants fall beneath that weight limit, they are welcome in my circuit training class. 😊
@@1timbarrett let's hope your class is empty
What a difference one letter makes!
I was overweight from the early 1990s, then became obese. I changed to low carb to remit my diabetes dxed in Oct 2021; successful. I lost weight without even trying and I'm amazed at how much better I feel. I'm now 66 and can only do stretching and strengthening and light weight because I have back and knee issues but even these are improved since cutting right down on the carbs and seed oils. Losing weigh is not just about health and how you feel healthwise but the damage that the weight is doing to your body structure which may not become apparent until well down the track.
"treating all sizes EQUALLY"...how does this work for a for-profit business, like an airline, which would have to punish all customers with higher prices to accommodate less seating?
....Especially when the focus of the video & discussion is about arses!
I like your approach. You show openness and courtesy instead of quickly rejecting ideas. That allows trust to build and minds to change if required. I do feel that obesity is overall harmful but the whole topic is fraught with shame and social disapproval. Building bridges instead of blowing them up is an excellent idea. It gives people more chance to trust enough to work with you.
No, you can't. Being in denial is actually a more deadly disease than being fat. I always struggled with my weight a little but when I stopped playing I really porked up and became clinically obese. Then the terrible triad set in...diabetes, and I lived in denial until my a1c got so high that my doctor wanted to move from janumet to insulin. I was looking at getting fatter, kidney problems, nerve issues etc ad nauseum. I did some research, reduced my carbs and am on the way to better health.
However, after saying that, I'll always wonder how much better off I would have been if I had done something a long time ago. Did I miss the chance to completely reverse my diabetes? So far, I've gone from a1c 9.5 to 6.3 FG 169 to 106 on meds, so we'll see.
You are so right!
I wasn’t too badly overweight, about 90 kilo, but it was taking tall on my lifestyle and health. I woke up with pre diabetes, swollen ankles, all pretty things, knee and hip joint pains
Got on intermittent fasting and low carb simple foods only, what a difference
Took me a lot of willpower and time, 66 kilo in 3 years and day and night difference in how I feel and move
Tried it on my mom, she is very elderly and was about to go on insulin. No longer type 2 diabetic, so it’s reversible in any age. Good thing I was her only source of meals)))) she is 91 now
Some people need 18 months to get Completely off Diabetes Meds
You might consider cutting your carbs even lower, and cutting out seed oils.
These videos helped me (I've omitted links - just search for the title on YT):
Glucose is Everywhere - Sheryl Fox; this helped me to understand carbs better
Dr Eric Westman Duke University Ketogenic Diet; goes into detail about what you can eat
Dr Sarah Hallberg Ted Talk Reversing Type 2 diabetes starts with ignoring the guidelines
Dr David Unwin: Avoid 20 Foods To Prevent DIABETES
Channels:
Serious Keto channel (Steve): earlier videos have some food / recipe ideas
Beat Diabetes! (Dennis Pollock): there are some good food ideas on this channel
Best wishes for your ongoing health journey. Trust me, us skinnies suffer too…!😮❤ 😘
You absolutely can completely reverse your diabetes. It’s absolutely diet dependent. Dr Westman, Dr Ken Berry, and Dr Boz can teach you keto to carnivore eating habits to help your body heal. Start now with vigor. It’s not just a dream to get out of T2 diabetes. It’s within reach within 3 months to 3 years starting today. You can do it. For free. Just the price of real food from grocery store, mostly the perimeter of the giant store. 👍🏼🤠
The answer to this question depends on who's answering it. If you're overweight, you're going to make excuses and tell everyone that you're just as healthy as they are, and there's no reason to think that only being thin is the healthy way. If you are thin, you're going to say that it's healthier to be thin and that's usually because they have already been overweight and know how they felt as an overweight person. The overweight person either can't remember or has never been thin and is just going by what they feel right now, and they are hoping what they feel is healthy.
The health aspects of size and the social perception aspects of size are two different things. Frankly, there is not much you can do about what people think, however, not accepting the negative health consequences of being obese and focusing on perceptions is simply not taking responsibility for your own health.
Look Mummy , I can Justify my Delusions !
And it Only cost me $100,000 at University to learn it !
You might wanna try it
@@mariad1151 Ha Ha Ha !
Why would i want to be A Debt Slave ?
@@jimmyhvy2277 education elevates the community
@@jimmyhvy2277a little education goes a long way
You are very kind, giving so many people a wider audience.
I love your choice of the word ‘wider’. 😂
I don't agree that obese discrimination is the same as racism and discrimination because of religion. Obesity causes the healthcare system money the other 2 dont.
After saying that, I think that people should make their own decision without nosy nellies or the nanny state butting in.
The fact that this woman uses the word "larger bodies" instead of "fat person" or "obese person" tells me she has issues herself. "Larger bodies" are in the NBA "fat person" was me.
Yes, the fat acceptance often use that distancing language of "...in a larger body" while at the same time putting such strong identification with the size of their bodies. I think some of the principles they promote, like for instance "intuitive eating" is efficient for people who suffer from restrictive eating disorder but how long would it take with someone with binge eating disorder especially focused on high processed carbs? It took only 30 days of a diet high in high processed foods to show an increased activity in the area for repetitive behaviour in the brain....can people who have overeaten for a long time in that pattern really be expected to tune in to their hunger cues in any reasonable time?
Religion costs money in the form of war too.
what's the difference in saying misinformed vs jerk when they both sum it up?
We need to separate the stuff about your value as a human being, which really should not be related to gender/age/race/body size/'beauty'. That is totally different from characteristics of good health. They should not be conflated
Weight and value as a person will always be joined as long as the myth of “calories in, calories out” is the dominant framework. If your weight is simply down to eating too much and moving too little, then you are a lazy glutton if you are fat. I don’t see that lie going anywhere any time soon, it’s too convenient for the companies poisoning our food supply to be able to blame the people they’re poisoning, but until it’s done away with, people will think that obese people are fat due to poor character rather than pointing the blame where it belongs.
I had deluded myself that I was healthy because my BMI was 24.9.. I was in fact still carrying excess fat and at 66 years old, my body was struggling with this.
I did the same thing. If I were at a healthy weight I would have a BMI of < 21 but my BMI has been around 24 for years, borderline obese... I need to lose 15 lbs. to be metabolically healthy.
This movement needs to be changed to acceptance at any size, but NOT health at any size because that is not the case
I'm 68 yrs. old, and when I was in high school in the early 1970's, all the girls and guys were normal weight ( lean). I only knew of one girl and one guy in the whole high school that were obese. I don't care what they say, it is not normal for a young person to be overweight, unless they have a medical problem, like thyroid disease.
Like when Abbey Sharpe reviewed Amber Lynn Reid's diet. ALR who is a woman shorter than average carry a weight in range of a black male bear, i.e. some 400 lb excess, which obviously have caused damage. Which truly is sad to see with a young woman.
Abbey, who have had a restrictive eating disorder which she claim to have healed think Amber's portion sizes are too small (after seeing her eat about 1500-1800 cal day when she attempt to diet in which was included two bowls of pasta) . Instead of encouraging the mental work people with severe eating disorders could benefit from she seem to encourage the lens of trauma to view all form of restriction as "problematic". Or to say that there isn't any bad food, but to many conditions there sure could be said that some types of food is hurting more than what nutrition they provid.
@@sidsnyder8043 And even with thyroid conditions it does not lead to people being morbidly obese. I have Hashimoto and my hypothyroidism have been quite severe at times but I have never pushed beyond the obesity range in weight, but when losing weight the last 10 kg can be hard to lose. It have stabilized and ate not in a rollercoaster since I started with keto though.
People who have Cushing's often get that typical body type and being obese and that is often hormonal dysfunction but often I think it is some mental trauma that spin that extreme excessive overeating that certainly is with people who are morbidly obese. The overeating is there but the answer to "why" probably can vary.
I was born in 70. I think it was around the 70s they introduced the food circle that recommended a lot of grain based food. Perhaps part of the plot was because energy prices rise around -73 and people worried of not being able to budget for quality food it was then said market subsided bad food as being good?
Dr. Robert Lustig says that 20% of people with large bodies are healthy.
like my cousin. she has a very large body. not tall-large, but sideways-large. her blood tests are great! it makes her brother upset because he's a health nut and her lab work is better than his.
Exactly. Lots of thin folk w lots of disease.
First became aware of size acceptance movement in the nineties, and it was a huge help to me. Before that I had internalized so much negativity regarding my size, but it became clear to me that letting go of that negativity was essential for me to make changes in my life. Others may be different, but I think for a lot of us it is key to develop a positive self image to get us out of our fat cell. Hasn't always been easy, even with a changed perspective, but easier than it was. So I think that HAES may be very good for many people.
Agreed! Best luck.
20:30 "any health needs that they have and believe are a result of their weight, which i believe not to be true ..."
She denies there are any detrimental health issues related to obesity. I wonder if she believes the same about anorexia.
Also, if you are fat does this imply that you have a larger buffer against insulin resistance diseases like PCOS, kidney disease, CVD etc
8:25 BS point. Fat (or whatever you wanna call it) acceptance is a far cry from unhealthy acceptance. Anyone can change their body composition and health with proper diet and training/movement.
Her point here is a total cop-out.
You are what you eat
It really surprised me that someone who was very slender and looks good in a swim suit could be very unhealthy. So yes. You can be slender with body fat under 10% but in reality be very sick.
Yep this is indeed true! I worked with two woman in different jobs that were tiny and both had constant stomach and IBS issues. I had bulk from working in a bakery and was 3x their size but wasn't ill like they were. I only got sick after my first pregnancy 😅 we are still muscular even now. I know I won't drop tons of weight like some, but I also don't want to as majorty of what I'll loose is the muscle I built.
@@meikahidenoribut you still need to loose the bad fat
Being thin from an eating disorder is not healthy long term. But, in general, low body fat is best for most people.
I love these segments
How is it bias for a doctor to warn a patient that they are much more at risk for diseases and earlier morbidity? That's just a sad reality. All this double talk just evades dealing with reality. There are ways to be healthier, but it does take focus and hard work.
You missed the point
No this is wrong. If someone "happens to be in a heavier body", that's what she said. It's bologna. You should not be promoting this, discrimination is not great. . One can generalize absolutely, ridiculous.
I appreciate Dr. Westman's approach and I believe I understand his premise that one should not try and help someone by calling them names and certainly by shunning them. Name calling and categorizing doesn't work for me either. Because Dr. Westman is a doctor, I believe his approach is first "do no harm." That said...how does one motivate people to change? Dr. Peterson says that research shows that individuals who have a strong sense of purpose and meaning in life tend to have better mental health, overall well-being, and cognitive functioning compared to those who lack a sense of purpose. Individuals with a sense of life purpose are less likely to have heart attacks, strokes, and dementia. Several studies also show that individuals with a strong sense of purpose tend to engage in healthier behaviors and lifestyle choices such as practicing regular physical exercise and participating in preventative health services. I have found that people usually require a significant, personal, emotional event in order to change. In my case, it was the desire to get rid of the high cost of heart medicine. That said, we must find a way to not condone being fat or obese. Why change if it is fine to be fat? Why not let your kid become obese? How did we put the breaks on smoking? Well, we make it uncomfortable for the smokers. No smoking in offices or restaurants, breaks must be outside or in designated areas. In short, we made it socially unacceptable. I don't think we have to be mean, but I think saying fat is o.k. is not a good idea. Fit women and men look better and do more than obese ones. Obesity is a drain on our medical system. I don't like looking at obese people or trying to pretend not to notice. So the question really is: What is the optimal method to convince people to be healthy without degenerating to name calling and rudeness? Is it any of our business? Since we are all individuals, I guess that require an individual response.
I plan to follow Meredith Mackenzie so that I can apply her thinking to people who present with the opposite weight challenge: ie people we currently identify as being underweight or anorexic. Thank to all parties for distributing this thought-provoking content! 🙏 😘 ❤
What is a "registered clinical counselor?" I've never heard of that title /term.
It's someone you pay to tell you it is OK to be obese and not take care of your health.
I had a doctor once who was as heavy as me tell me that I should chew on uncooked oatmeal as a snack. What?
I hope you stared him straight in his eyes and said “wth?” because that’s ridiculous 😂
Wow. Run!
Dr. Sean O’Mara discusses 3 types of fat. Superficial Subcutaneous Fat, Deep Subcutaneous Fat and Visceral Fat. Deep and visceral fat secrete Free fatty acids (FFAs), Cytokines, Angiotensin and Retinol binding protein 4 (RBP4) into the body which causes damage …it’s very unlikely people in “large bodies” are only carrying superficial subcutaneous fat. Every person has the right to be whatever size they want to be but their obesity should not be tolerated when it’s imposed on others (i.e. over flowing into airline seats purchased by others) and it’s irresponsible to lead people into thinking obesity is ok.
I have such a difficult time with this topic. I was an obese child (age 10) after I had a parent die. I was always told to lose weight because I "wanted to look good" and "have a boyfriend" no one ever said, here are the consequences if you dont start doing things differently, especially as I got older as a teenager, as a child my parent should have been thinking this, but alas that was not the case. So fast forward to my mid 20s I was t2 diabetic, and so much hormonal issues from a screwed up metabolism. So I do believe that those who are larger should be educated (not shamed) about what their future may consist of, if they continue on that course.
Thanks!
I am curious if being heavier is actually harder on the knees. Exercise is great for the knees so carrying extra weight should help build stronger knees. My guess is that most people are heavier have higher amounts of inflammation which hurts the knees. I agree that the medical community needs to step up their game and learn how to help people without a prescription. Some great doctors, like Dr. Westman, are doing what they can. We need more doctors to step up.
I've had four DexaScans done (in Chapel Hill, NC) in the past two years. My BMI, by WHO definition of height and weight, on both the first and third scan was unchanged at 26.1. The DexaScan shows my fat lbs. on the first scan was 49.9 lb, and the third was 46.5 lb. I lost 3.4 lb. of fat, gained 3.1 lb. of lean mass (muscle), and overall weight of 188.1 and 188.4 was nearly identical. My "true" BMI, as measured by DexaScan, as a body fat (in lb.) to weight (in lb.) ratio, though, went from 26.4 (Overweight) to 24.7 (Normal). I've lost about 60 lbs. since following Dr. Westman and consider myself in a low-carb 'maintenance' phase. No medications, no adverse health issues and I now use my Lumen regarding carb intake. Today is a "boost" day, and I'm 2/4 for those in the know. (I'm at 1 or 2 for morning check-ins for 12 of the last 14 days.) Interesting device.
Leave it to W to find the one person on earth that hasn't heard that obesity is tied to poor health by the medical community. Lol That's truly unbelievable.
If only it were just one person. There are literally tens of thousands of people that believe this, if not more...or are determined to convince themselves of this fallacy.
@ajbfwb Disagreed. A person would have to have lived in a cave. In fact, the medical community turned up the heat on hatred of the obese. Folks hide their hate nowadays behind concerns for health (not). Used to be folks would straight out hate. Remember, too, that folks in medicine are just that: folks. We don't have perfect people/angels in medicine & research. Each person comes w bias. That's the only thing the diet wars prove succinctly; none are immune to their bias, group think, & the paradigms of their times.
@@ajbfwb @ajbfwb Disagreed. A person would have to have lived in a cave. In fact, the medical community turned up the heat on hatred of the obese. Folks hide their hate nowadays behind concerns for health (not). Used to be folks would straight out hate. Remember, too, that folks in medicine are just that: folks. We don't have perfect people/angels in medicine & research. Each person comes w bias. That's the only thing the diet wars prove succinctly; none are immune to their bias, group think, & the paradigms of their times.
@@ajbfwb Disagreed. A person would have to have lived in a cave. In fact, the medical community turned up the heat on hatred of the obese. Folks hide their hate nowadays behind concerns for health (not). Used to be folks would straight out hate. Remember, too, that folks in medicine are just that: folks. We don't have perfect people/angels in medicine & research. Each person comes w bias. That's the only thing the diet wars prove succinctly; none are immune to their bias, group think, & the paradigms of their times.
@@ajbfwb Disagreed. A person would have to have lived in a cave. In fact, the medical community turned up the heat on hatred of the obese. Folks hide their hate nowadays behind concerns for health (not). Used to be folks would straight out hate. Remember, too, that folks in medicine are just that: folks. We don't have perfect people/angels in medicine & research. Each person comes w bias. That's the only thing the diet wars prove succinctly; none are immune to their bias, group think, & the paradigms of their times.
She needs a ketogenic diet and she would change her mind
Thank you, Dr. Westman! Human rights for all humans!
If I intuitively ate, I'd be over 300lb right now. 🤷♀️
What kind of food items would you eat „intuitively“?
Once again Dr. Westman takes the high road to a very difficult problem. Subjecting obese people to shame, insult or discrimination only ostracizes them and cause even more harm. As portrayed by Dr. Westman, sound reasoning and factual support will go much further than being derogatory. The other issue is that folks that may not appear particularly overweight, may in fact be metabolically unhealthy. I can now recognize folks that dramatically limit portions and calories, snack routinely with all the wrong foods, yet are pre diabetic or have hypertension. So it’s not just about weight, (correct me if I am wrong) it is also about insulin resistance and the role it plays in metabolic overall health. Being overweight may be merely another symptom of a bigger problem.
BMI was developed as a population description tool and was never intended to be applied to individuals. It correlated body weight with expectation of premature death and was beloved of the life insurance industry. Please note the quote 'healthy' range applies to the FULL spectrum of adult ages. There are websites that will calculate your healthy bmi according to your age as the role of body weight in all cause mortality varies across the age spectrum
Your description of BMI is also flawed but a quick google check can remedy that. But for average individuals, BMI is currently the BEST available anthropometric estimate of fatness for public health purposes. Yes, there are exceptions, but most of us are not in those categories. When I weighed 200 lbs at 5'8" I thought that 150 lbs was unobtainable and would be unhealthy. But at 167 lbs, I can easily see where I can loose more weight. Guess what. I'll be in the BMI range for normal weight. Yes, BMI is imperfect, but so is the eye chart.
@sirronmitt yes, the point is, that it's a screening tool to be applied to individuals with caution. Works best for Caucasians but has different correlation to health for black, pacific islander and South Asian, and the 'healthy' range moves somewhat for older people.
In my experience, it isn't so much "health at any size" that is or isn't the problem, rather it is doctors who only see a fat person and who think that obesity is the cause of all that is wrong in the world and that losing weight would cure every problem on earth.
I had a PCP from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s who saw nothing wrong with me other than my obesity. When I told her that I'd had a bad reaction to a bee sting (before I was her patient) and that I wanted to be checked by an allergist, I got the "you're 100 lbs overweight" speech. Ditto when I spent 4 nights in the hospital with acute bronchitis and asthma (yeah, I smoked then). I used to joke that I could get shot in the head and if she saw me with my brain running down my face, she'd give me the "100 lbs overweight" speech. Well, something not quite so dramatic did happen (I fell--exercising outside--and busted up my hand, ending up in the ER). When I went see her for the followup (and I had to BEG her office for the appointment since I'd just been in for my annual checkup a few weeks earlier) she didn't touch or even look at my hand (which was swollen and contorted), rather she started the you're fat/I have a new diet lecture again. I had a fit. I was so mad, this was not appropriate at this time. Further, I had to beg her for a follow up x-ray and when she called me with the result, I had to ask her what I needed to do. She was uninterested in treating me for anything not directly obesity-related.
I changed doctors and I wrote a complaint letter to my insurance company (they actually followed up). I expected the annual "you're too fat" lecture from her and from most doctors, but I also expected routine medical care when necessary, and she just wasn't going to give it. That is a problem no matter how you feel about fat acceptance, etc.
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. TY for sharing it. Something must be done. The movement in the video hopefully moves the needle a bit.
More research is needed. Neuroscience seem to be working hard to unravel the causes of obesity, but it's a long way off. Keto helps perpetuate the myths that blame the individual for unconscious & physiological states of hunger & satiety. At the moment, profound ignorance abounds. Just see the hate ob this page alone. Best Luck my friend.
Does this lady want to loose weight? Are you going to reach out to her and speak with her?
Lets go check in with some of these “healthy at any size” influencers. And then you realize that they are dropping like flies, and a lot have sadly passed away. Kinda disproves this whole “healthy at any size”, doesn't it?
Wow, this nice lady needs the real science Dr Westman teaches. Low carb high fat medium protein is amazingly healthy. High carb kills eventually
Ahh the old HAES BULLCHIT! I fondly remember in college years ago, early 2000s, my teacher was named Dr Linda Bacon (not and MD, FYI) she published a book called Health at every size, she’s a lesbian and vegan for reference. I didn’t think much of it, lots of heated debates in class on the matter of HAES, no one mentioned low carb then, but arguments arose on the topic.
Looking back, it never worked for me, and time rolled on, I will say after following Dr Westman no sugar no starch low carbs way of eating, my health and mental well being improved the very first day, and it was so easy to follow
It’s 1 am and I just ate two all beef hot dogs with cheese melted, no bun of course
Sugar free ketchup
Diet mountain lightning
I’m cruising hhahahaha
Did you ever follow what happened to “Dr Bacon’s” career and legacy in HAES activism? It’s hilarious.
I can recommend a video for you to watch about it that covers how she was essentially ousted from her own movement.
Look up: Funtie Times Dr Lindo Bacon
I would *never* take health advice from someone looking like that. What crap she spouts.
That's fine... Toxic words come from a toxic source & cannot be enlightened
Why she says she helps only Women?
No fat dudes in America?
We haven’t seen fat people reach 80 years as well.
Haha its not only women that's funny America , has fat women and men it's proven its what and how much er eat
Yeah, it’s very important to get out of the shame and obsession with weight cage.
I’d say hormonal regulation is a huge chunk of a healthy life.
Neurotic behaviour is a detriment to that.
A few are, I think.. perfect #’s And are huge
... only for so long. When was the last time you saw an 80 year old severly obese person? Just doesn't happen.
I'm athletic and work out, bmi is always very off for me, I would have to be anorexic in order to hit a "healthy bmi"
I'm all for body positivity, but we need to understand that there's a limit to how far we can go with it before we start running perpendicular to the objective realities of human health. Though I think part of the blame does lie on us who've found our routes to success and praise them to high hell and back, because many of us then treat them like infallible cure-alls to all of our problems, therefore if they don't work for someone else, they think there must be something wrong with them when in reality, it just means their bodies required something else for health improvement. I mean, this is kinda what started the looking into the issues with the whole calorie restriction debacle, is it not?
The right diet for human health will place you into a certain size and weight, which may be lower or higher than where you initially started, and that's perfectly okay--just means your body, with how its genes are being expressed in your current situation, needs either less or more of a reserve than it had previously. I do have my own beliefs on what a "proper" diet for humans is, and that's one that's comprised of at least 70% animals in some form (some forms obviously better than others, but semantics for the moment), and on a diet like this, especially as you get older, you'll probably put on a bit of a belly, and that's okay. That's actually normal for humans to do, we're meant to have at least a LITTLE bit of a fat reserve on us. Doesn't mean being more fat than muscle is good, but it also doesn't mean being all skin and bones is either, nor would I argue that being a burly, musclebound freak to be a good thing in the longterm (though I could likely be debated on that one).
Another "socially acceptable" stigma is ageism, especially in the workforce. Just sayin'. 🤔
Unfortunately, too true.
Fat is fuel,why carry more than you need to. Its a proven fact that every point above 22 bmi you are more likely to have issues that will shorten your shelf life🤓
She is sooo young.
I rather doubt she has looked into Food Addiction thoroughly. 😮
@@1timbarretthopefully
All you have to do is look at her to know you shouldn’t take nutritional advice from her.
I think she's quite lovely even though she has a few extra pounds. I have battled weight all of my life because I was larger but I was assured that I had such a pretty face. It did not help with my self-esteem growing up. I realize that I have great value but all of that energy when I was battling and fighting to get my weight off,... It just made me yo-yo and now that I follow modified low carb, I will be victorious at the end of my life!
Yes, folks think they're superior based on their biology. Pathetic.
😳❗️ _" Unhealthy at any weight "_
Weight is not to be grouped with things you can't control. People are allowed to have opinions about you based on things that are totally your fault. This is not at all in the category of inappropriate discrimination. Next thing, we won't be allowed to "discriminate" between stupid people and smart when hiring... That would actually be MORE reasonable than weight because you can't control it!!
Wrong! Beyond that: read "the mismeasure of man" Stephan Jay Gould. It's about ghe history of intelligence testing.
@@mariad1151 You're a clown
A video about a person trying to rationalize cope.
HAES is a new movement to me. I had never heard of this until seeing this video.
Sorry, lady. This seems more like an excuse to me for people that just want a good reason to remain status quo and are looking for any reason to just do little to nothing. Like they have been given permission to remain obese, sit on the sofa, and watch the view with a box of doughnuts trying to convince themselves they are the epitome of health. I just freakin don't buy it.
As a 75 YO obese person myself who is working on trying to improve and lose weight I fully understand how increased weight impacts joints from feet and ankles up. That is just the beginning. I did manage to drop 45 lbs but I am now stuck at 200 when I need and want to be about 170. So I have 30 more to go. I am not giving up; just trying to adjust some "issues between my ears", so to speak.
I will not accept this woman's approach to just plain manufactured excuses and justifications.
She stated "that all human beings regardless of size deserve healthcare." I wonder if she felt the same way for those who could not take "the shot" for whatever reason in relation to access to healthcare?
AMEN
Lots of skinny folks w bad knees. Wonder if there's any statistical data...
Sha should first help herself😀
Likewise
Actually you can be. They're called Olympic athletes 😂 there are many healthy and very fit heavy athletes that have trained their bodies to be as they are. There are alot of large people who go to the gym everyday and are just walls of muscle and don't have that 'traditional' physique every one wants.
Also you can be skinny and constantly ill. I knew two people at different jobs where I was 3x their size, but i was healthy where they had IBS, stomach problems and all sorts. I was a wall of muscle in comparison 😅
Too true 👍 Good on you.
A lot of this sounds like political advocacy. Certainly people have gotten wrong information and bad foods and have become obese.
Having discovered keto/carnivore, I have less patience for this. Self steam and everyone gets a prize hasn't worked out well in the schools.
How to reach these people and tune them in to not eating sugar, carbs and seed oils is not clear. I wish I knew how to help them.
being pc will harm more people than it will help!
loving one's neighbors is always helpful
TOFI: Skinny on the outside and Fat on the inside.
I would never see this woman for therapy. You can't treat eating disorders looking like she does. I am very anti-HAES. I think it is a load of crap and I am working very hard to get healthy.
Hate is a far more lethal disease
Genetics has changed so fast.. what has happened?😄
WTF is a "registered clinical counselor"? Sounds like a $99 BS online certification.
Just climbed a 1000 foot cliff, more like A LOT of steps in the rock. Did not see overweight people there. THIS is the reason I want you to consider keto. Your life should be MORE important than your meal. It's just fuel for Body, mind, soul. I'd rather play everyday pain free than carry one extra ounce than I need. But I was a fatty for 30 years as well, and HATED every second... Please know that we ARE talking about addiction, these "scientists" are paid MILLIONS to hook you and keep you eating more of this crap... these food additives ARE addicting! Please do some research and find the real truth. Nobody HAS to be overweight, with anyone's permission, I could help them lose weight naturally, easily and safely. Ohhhhh, cancer treatment couches only supported 350 pounds til about 10 years ago, that was a definite refusal of care, and would get you refused until you were a safe weight for the machine. Now we are at 450-500 pounds because weight and cancer kinda go hand in hand... just sayin...
i totally disagree with this woman. weight shame is good. i as a Japanese don't like obese people, sorry.
They don't like you either. Sorrry
Maybe you suffer from what I call Obese Repulsion Syndrome…? 😂
@@mariad1151 because they are jealous?
No because no one likes haters
Glad you pointed out (07:30) that high BMI is a similar risk factor for heart disease as high LDL cholesterol. There are some worrying (and very eloquent / persuasive) LDL “deniers” in the Low Carb / Carnivore RUclips arena who are really hoping and praying that it’s of no consequence!
"Deniers" is a very loaded word. There is new, very credible, research showing that LDL is not the boogeyman it's been made out to be, and in fact is a very poor metric to measure cardiovascular disease and risk. True science goes where the data takes it. Questioning old, outdated, manipulated, "conclusions" is not "denying" anything. Those questioning the LDL orthodoxy are not "hoping and praying" for anything, they're just following the data.
She would wouldn’t have this opinion if she was slim or a reasonable weight.
Rather than take personal responsibility she is fooling herself
Looks like you're the one doing the fooling.
Imagine thinking that you deserve equal access to healthcare when being overweight in and of itself requires more healthcare thus reducing the access to healthy people who occasionally get sick. Serious mental gymnastics going on here that could have all been alleviated by doing actual gymnastics. Lets take the thing that is actually making you sick and hurts your feels to just continue in denial. Lets ignore the literal elephant in the room.
Lies and excuses.
vs delusions
vs delusions
@@mariad1151
Not counting weight or BMI, simply going by metabolic health markers, being obese is absolutely not healthy. You might as well be smoking every day and saying "I don't have lung cancer so I'm healthy."
What's your point? Not being obese is not a guarantor of good health.
@@mariad1151
No, but being obese is absolutely a health risk.
Excess body fat is a risk factor for so many things like joint damage over time, diabetes, heart disease, death from viruses, etc. She seems to be denying that. Also, she uses the term "body size" not "body fat", trying to not be offensive. We're talking about excess body fat here not excess muscle, so please be honest with the language.
Also, the fact is that there are way more obese people today than there were decades ago, and lifespan is decreasing for the first time in decades (or even centuries) in western countries. We have a fundamental problem with lack of healthy diet and exercise. Going woke on this is not going to solve this problem
No one dies in good health. Remember: hate kills. Look after your own health. Don't cloak hate in concern.
@mariad1151 Your comment has nothing to do with what I said about western society's health crisis due to lack of healthy diet and exercise leading to obesity, health issues, low quality of life, and early death.
@@jays7318 My response is right on. Dr. Bickman states subcutaneous fat is not harmful; viceral fat is. Average weight folks have viceral fat & it's impossible to discern health by looking at someone. Don't disdain others. it's toxic. That was the point of the video.
@mariad1151 Excess body fat (weight) of any type is associated with joint damage and mobility issues in old age, Yes, a thinner person can have viceral fat, which is a risk factor, too However, subcutaneous fat is an additional risk factor.
Morbidly obese people rapidly experience a loss of quality of life with age with the loss of mobility due to their obesity. Whereas someone who is not obese can more easily remain mobile as they age.
Speak with a doctor or nurse who see morbidly obese patients with a condition and hear what they say about their patients' health outcomes versus patients who are not morbidly obese.
Morbid obesity is a co-morbidity. It is called a co-morbidity for a reason.
@@jays7318 folks lose mobility for a variety of reasons including two kinds of arthritis that are fairly common in the population at large. Obesity in itself is a disease. Neuroscience understands that weight is determined by the brain, genes, & a variety of unonscious mechanisms that are not understood at the moment. The video is about health at any size.
More toxicity, judgment, & finger pointing helps no one.
Oh please. This lady is trying hard to suggest the absurd. If you are fat/high BMI you are more likely to suffer from various health issues. Simply put, if there is a normal (gaussian) distribution that measures relative health and we segment the population to compare those with a high (fat) BMI then the % of those with health issues will be statistically higher. Now, are there some data points where those with a high BMI are not unhealthy, of course, this is after all a population distribution. However, on average, this will not be the case. I am so sorry that facts hurt your feelings, grow up, and stop virtue signaling that being a victim is virtuous. It is not. Stop feeding people this BS.
Keep your eyes on your own health. Thin folk are riddled w disease. The video is about hate. If your have genuine concern, be mindful. Look inward; hate grows from inside to out.
I love how one of her "very important" points is that Health At Any Size does not actually mean you can be healthy at any size.
What an absolute fraud
You missed the point
@@mariad1151 No, you missed the point of my comment
@@WyzrdCat No, the hate is plain.
@@mariad1151 You are very clearly the one in here hating.
@@WyzrdCat I'm not the one calling the pro in the video a fraud & judging the way folks can or cannot be healthy. Why tune in if you will not listen or learn? Why insert hate in a place where there is none.
Sadly sounds like the talk of a carbohydrate addict. Addiction is addiction. It is a problem to be overcome. Also sadly, she is not speaking the facts or truth.
'big' 'large' 'heavy' 'size' 'overweight' 'shape' ... the newspeak for 'fat'.
At 23:07 she has to burp. Stomach issues?
The first time I've ever felt the need to 👎 one of the good Doc's videos.
do it then...but he is offering a measured, reasonable response, as per usual.
She’s dangerous
As are all who say love thy neighbor
Is this a don’t hurt feelings video? Lady, sorry if I don’t take a moral lesson from an overweight person who is not a therapist either. Bigger body=bigger effort on that heart and joints to move that body. YES! Overweight is unhealthy. It’s not discrimination, it’s a fact. I don’t know what science you are referring to. This reminds me of a joke. Man was shot in his lungs and died. The autopsy was stating the man died from pneumonia because the lungs were hot and the bullets were cold. 😄👎🏻
If you're concerned, remember the golden rule. Genuine concern is not cloaked in hate. Remove the speck from your own eye . . It's glaring to everyone else.
Love your channel; however I will say anyone wanting to take weight loss medication needs to understand how to eat while on the medication. That is why so many people that take wegovy, etc have side effects or gain the weight back once they stop. You didn’t indicate that. Wt loss meds is NOT a magic pill…one still must do the work. They should see a RD.