Stop the blame game; with obesity, look to a metabolic root cause

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Psychiatrist Georgia Ede hits it out of the park with a terrific piece about obesity, its true root cause and our unfortunate habit of blaming the afflicted. She reminds us that just as umbrellas are associated with rain but do not cause the rain, obesity does not necessarily cause the many diseases that cluster with it. Hence, blaming an obese patient for his new diabetes diagnosis is just blaming the victim. Psychology Today: Obesity: Stop shaming, start understanding In her article, Ede points her finger at insulin resistance as a key villain behind our obesity epidemic and associated metabolic disfunction. She explains how insulin resistance works against people with obesity, even when patients are trying to eat less to control their weight. She goes even further: The combination of irresponsible, unscientific dietary guidelines and ineffective, unsustainable weight loss advice has led many with obesity to feel demoralized and hopeless. All our lives, we’ve been told to...
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