Oprah's take on obesity?

Gym_Lady

Gym_Lady

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I'm curious about this concept: "Obesity isn't caused by overeating, but overeating is caused by obesity." Thoughts?
 
Who is Opah Winthry? Is that supposed to be a reference to the editor in that Stephen King novel?
 
I think that quote is a clumsy way of stating a valid concept. It's similar to Nick Norwitz's arguments against CICO. The idea is sound, but the phrasing is inflammatory and will upset those who don't properly understand it.

People don't become obese because they accidentally eat too much. They are well aware of how much they are eating as they gain weight. But there's an underlying compulsion that is difficult to resist long-term. It's as if there is a change in their metabolism that throws off their satiety mechanism, pushing them to overeat.

Here's one possible model:
Let's say food (carbs, fats, and protein) is fuel, and ATP is energy. Metabolically healthy people efficiently convert fuel into energy. But in metabolically deranged people, this process dysfunctions, and their cells experience an energy deficit. The brain interprets this as a fuel deficit (even when there is plenty available) and triggers a hunger signal that is stronger than necessary. This imbalance leads to obesity and/or diabetes over time.

The standard CICO explanation, which states that people "forgot" to eat less and are too lazy to exercise, sounds plausible, but does not align with the experiences of many obese individuals.
 
May the Lord have mercy on our bloodwork. My levels are pretty good now, but I was still somewhat obese even after they got better on GLP-1s. I didn't get my fasting insulin checked though, which would have been insightful.

What other inexpensive blood tests are worth doing, given the number of peptides available? Like hs-CRP for inflammation.
 
Some time back, an acquaintance told me that her family had the "obesity gene," and there was nothing to be done. I became curious and began watching people and their eating habits.
At the supermarket, I examined everyone's carts and what they purchased. I saw definite correlations between their purchases and their physical condition. The obese people's carts were overflowing with sugary beverages and processed foods.
Fit, athletic people, on the other hand, purchased raw foods in modest quantities, with no processed food or drinks.
My neighbors kept an extra refrigerator in their garage so their children could get soda whenever they wanted. Their trash bags were also transparent and twice the size of ours on trash day, filled with frozen and pre-made food packaging.
This wasn't a scientific study, but the results were obvious to me. The ingredients in those prepared meals and sugary drinks are contributing to obesity, as is the attitude that eating and drinking whatever and as much as you want is healthy.
 
Agreed. In your scenario, hyper-palatable foods have hijacked the body's satiety signals, leading to continuous overeating of addictive foods that cause insulin and blood glucose spikes. In that instance, it isn't a broken satiety mechanism, but rather poor food choices overriding it.
 
I've really come to believe that for some people, these meds just... fix things. I've dropped almost 100 pounds and honestly haven't changed anything else. It's kinda wild.
 
I totally agree with Bobby58.
Bobby58 said:
I've really come to believe that for some people, these meds just... fix things. I've dropped almost 100 pounds and honestly haven't changed anything else. It's kinda wild.
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It's like the meds just quiet all the food noise. I don't obsess or even think about food most of the time now.
 
It is amazing when you don't think about what you're body looks like all the time. I'm down about 25 pounds and can finally focus on getting stronger. Working out actually feels good now!
 
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