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klemptor
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Wait, what's their true purpose?
Post-its and a power rack
Oh you can fuck right off, Skeletor
This is a recent problem. Do we think those purported fat genes just evolved in society over the past eightyish years, and spread so widely that, per the 2017-2018 NHANES data, 73% of American adults are overweight (30.7%) or obese (42.4%)? On a population level it's clear this cannot be genetic. There's been a cultural shift that has caused this problem, often thought to be related to processed food, less time to cook, and for some underserved communities, food deserts.
Look at how dramatically obesity has risen since the '80s:
I think their point is that doctors don't want their patients to become entrapped by obesity into lifelong poor health, which also traps them as sources of revenue for corporations that profit from sickness and fat: pharma, companies that sell fad diet and/or exercise plans, etc. So if your doctor tells you to lose weight, it's probably coming from a good place, regardless of what else might be going on with your health.
(And just in anticipation of some replies I might get: yes, it's absolutely a real and shitty thing when doctors only see the fat and assume it's the cause of all the patient's problems. You deserve better healthcare than that. But also recognize that while the fat might not be the cause of a given problem, it might be exacerbating that problem.)
I see beans but no jeans. Come on lemmy, do the thing.
Oh I haven't seen house of dragons, is it good?
I'm starting a veggie garden! Cucumbers, green beans, yellow squash, cherry tomatoes, basil, raspberries, blackberries, and strawberries :)
Nice, enjoy! What are you watching?
I'm doing a bunch of housework today and then having my folks over on Sunday for Mother's Day. It's absolutely gorgeous out so I might try to get a little gardening in too :)
It's not my favorite Friday ever - I had to have a colonoscopy this morning 😬 but afterward I had a huge breakfast and a 5 hour nap and I feel like a million bucks now!
Got anything good going on this weekend?
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It's sewage infrastructure from the 1800s that needs to be repaired - apparently the pipe cracked. I don't know why it hasn't been fixed yet, that's wild.