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Not very NICE: deviance, stigma and
nutritional guidelines related to healthy weight
and obesity
http://sci-hub.hk/10.1002/hpm.2350
"This paper critically examines the current National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
and National Health Service guidelines on weight management and the avoidance
of obesity (NG7). We demonstrate that the guidance is unlikely to produce the desired effect
of enabling people to reduce or control their weight through the twin strategies of dieting
(primarily using the calories-in, calories-out approach) and increasing their levels of exercise.
The paper provides a critical examination of these guidelines and concludes that they
are unlikely to encourage maintenance of ‘healthy’ weights or prevent obesity, are not based
upon particularly strong evidence and are misguided in maintaining a persistent focus upon
weight rather than other indicators of health. Moreover, we suggest their promotion may
produce a number of unintended consequences, including perpetuating body-related
stigmatisation and anxieties"
That's telling them - and it's researchers I hadn't come across before, not the Usual Suspects
On the subject of which, Aseem is in fine form
https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2018/04/15/a-talk-by-aseem-malhotra-to-the-european-parliament/
nutritional guidelines related to healthy weight
and obesity
http://sci-hub.hk/10.1002/hpm.2350
"This paper critically examines the current National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
and National Health Service guidelines on weight management and the avoidance
of obesity (NG7). We demonstrate that the guidance is unlikely to produce the desired effect
of enabling people to reduce or control their weight through the twin strategies of dieting
(primarily using the calories-in, calories-out approach) and increasing their levels of exercise.
The paper provides a critical examination of these guidelines and concludes that they
are unlikely to encourage maintenance of ‘healthy’ weights or prevent obesity, are not based
upon particularly strong evidence and are misguided in maintaining a persistent focus upon
weight rather than other indicators of health. Moreover, we suggest their promotion may
produce a number of unintended consequences, including perpetuating body-related
stigmatisation and anxieties"
That's telling them - and it's researchers I hadn't come across before, not the Usual Suspects
On the subject of which, Aseem is in fine form
https://drmalcolmkendrick.org/2018/04/15/a-talk-by-aseem-malhotra-to-the-european-parliament/
