Mental Health Update

Even the NYT has been shilling and spinning on these recent results suggesting that the affect of being overweight are less dangerous than previously thought. But it is a complicated story, disentangled well in this post I saw.

The study itself looks pretty solid to me. It's the secondary spin that's insidious. Third parties are trying to give the public a false sense of security about the obesity crisis. Being overweight is good for you, the flacks insist. Well, not exactly... (Being overweight is probably healthier than yo-yo dieting, eating disorders, or extreme bariatric surgery, but this study doesn't bear on those important issues.)

The physical and emotional strains of the whole process are can contribute to depression, eating disorders, and general ill health.

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