Is racism making you FAT? Victims of prejudice are at greater risk of obesity

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Yet when they see conservatives or cacs reductively talk about minorities or the poor needing to pull their bootstraps up to make ends meet they cry foul :mjpls:

I guess some people would rather grandstand and crap on others, than explore the particulars surrounding society's problems :shaq2:

Why bother discussing anything... plug yourself into the heirarchy created by society, shake your fist at those above you and thumb your nose at those below you

Surefired way to make progress in life, a healthy mentality.
 

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Why bother discussing anything... plug yourself into the heirarchy created by society, shake your fist at those above you and thumb your nose at those below you

Surefired way to make progress in life, a healthy mentality.

If someone is rich, white, and fat what excuse do they have for being overweight? Do they have one?
 

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If someone is rich, white, and fat what excuse do they have for being overweight? Do they have one?

it's impossible to answer this question without actual details of his lifestyle and other relating factors that may have contributed to that persons obesity.

a STUDY would have to be done, kinda like the study mentioned in the OP.

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I'm also :dwillhuh: @ the pride people take in shytting on fat people, and whittling any position that isnt "fatty needs to stop eating" as being a 100% complicit obesity enabler :wtf:

Its almost like people dont want to discuss anything; rather, just use a topic as a means of reinforcing their own beliefs and patting themselves on the back :patrice:

How else are fat people supposed to lose weight if it isn't by eating better and exercising more?

How much money and time was spent on the don't do drugs campaign in the 80s and 90s. How did that work out?
 

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How else are fat people supposed to lose weight if it isn't by eating better and exercising more?

How much money and time was spent on the don't do drugs campaign in the 80s and 90s. How did that work out?
Can u give me one good reason why I should answer any of your questions? If you do I will.
 

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Why bother discussing anything... plug yourself into the heirarchy created by society, shake your fist at those above you and thumb your nose at those below you

Surefired way to make progress in life, a healthy mentality.

That's kind of what you're doing here.
 

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We already know the link between poverty and obesity. We already know the link between poverty and experiences of racism or perceived racism. So what did this study reveal? What can black women do to fight this? Practice racism coping techniques? Or just the same diet and exercise that has already been suggested

Its pointless information friend...
Excuses have existed for thousands of years, so what?
I don't think there's any excuse making here.
I think it's more so meant to give a reason as to why someone would be fat.
If you live in a lower income area you already have to deal with weird pricing
where high calorie/low weight foods (that won't offer much satiety) are
cheaper than low calorie/high weight foods like vegetables and fruits.

On top of that there's a certain nutritional ignorance that comes with
income levels. Wealthier and higher educated people tend to be more
knowledgeable about nutrition and how it relates to health,
while lower income people may not understand the correlation or
if they DO they may not know how to CORRECT the issue.
There's a reason dietitians change their strategy
depending on the background of their particular patient. :ld:


http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/1/6.full - Poverty And Obesity
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/docs/trends/nut.pdf Nutritional Status Of Low Income families
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/123901/ - Attitudes Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
associated with Obesity among Low-Income Hispanic and African American Women Caretakers

The article doesn't mention how wealthy the women are or what level of education
the women have, but these alongside other reasons can help to explain
why someone is severely obese, and with this knowledge we as a society
can COMBAT those things.
SO YES, it is FAR from pointless.

Where?

not everything needs an extravagant scientific analysis. Environmental factors may play a small role but it isn't the sole reason a lot of people in the hood eat like shyt. It shouldn't be the role of the state to teach people that McDonald's is bad for you, that's absurd. Whether you are rich or poor, if you are obese it's because you make poor choices when it comes to food. It's that simple.

Sorry, but it's not racism making people go get half fried chicken and pork fried rice everyday, just like it's not racist for Chinese people to sell it to them.​


Thankfully the state finds this to be bullshyt :laugh:

:salute: @The Government
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/
Look at the title of the thread.

If we're lumping racism in with depression/stress sure. Isolating racism is silly.
Here's a novel concept :patrice:
Read the article next time :krs:
 
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it's impossible to answer this question without actual details of his lifestyle and other relating factors that may have contributed to that persons obesity.

a STUDY would have to be done, kinda like the study mentioned in the OP.

:snoop:

Study seems stupid. Look at that chick in the op... at what point does personal responsibility come into play? When you get to 500 pounds?
 

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I don't think there's any excuse making here.
I think it's more so meant to a reason as to why someone would be fat.
If you live in a lower income area you already have to deal with weird pricing
where high calorie/low weight foods (that won't offer much satiety) are
cheaper than low calorie/high weight foods like vegetables and fruits.

On top of that there's a certain nutritional ignorance that comes with
income levels. Wealthier and higher educated people tend to be more
knowledgeable about nutrition and how it relates to health,
while lower income people may not understand the correlation or
if they DO they may not know how to CORRECT the issue.
There's a reason dietitians change their strategy
depending on the background of their particular patient. :ld:


http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/1/6.full - Poverty And Obesity
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/docs/trends/nut.pdf Nutritional Status Of Low Income families
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/123901/ - Attitudes Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
associated with Obesity among Low-Income Hispanic and African American Women Caretakers

The article doesn't mention how wealthy the women are or what level of education
the women have, but these alongside other reasons can help to explain
why someone is severely obese, and with this knowledge we as a society
can COMBAT those things.
SO YES, it is FAR from pointless.




Thankfully the state finds this to be bullshyt :laugh:

:salute: @The Government
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

Here's a novel concept :patrice:
Read the article next time :krs:

I am not denying the effects of cultural influences or economic status on obesity or health in general.

I am only challenging the value of a study that tries to correlate "daily racist experiences" (whatever that means) and obesity. I don't think there is any value in that now or in the future...

I'm pretty sure they can find a statistical link between racism and asthma too...but so what??

Race, Income and Education.These are important variables in my opinion. Breaking it down to "daily encounters with racism" to me seems pointless if we already have the race variable accounted for..

"Put on 10 pounds this winter...better avoid racism for a while" :obama:
 
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I don't think there's any excuse making here.
I think it's more so meant to a reason as to why someone would be fat.
If you live in a lower income area you already have to deal with weird pricing
where high calorie/low weight foods (that won't offer much satiety) are
cheaper than low calorie/high weight foods like vegetables and fruits.

On top of that there's a certain nutritional ignorance that comes with
income levels. Wealthier and higher educated people tend to be more
knowledgeable about nutrition and how it relates to health,
while lower income people may not understand the correlation or
if they DO they may not know how to CORRECT the issue.
There's a reason dietitians change their strategy
depending on the background of their particular patient. :ld:


http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/1/6.full - Poverty And Obesity
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/docs/trends/nut.pdf Nutritional Status Of Low Income families
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/123901/ - Attitudes Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
associated with Obesity among Low-Income Hispanic and African American Women Caretakers

The article doesn't mention how wealthy the women are or what level of education
the women have, but these alongside other reasons can help to explain
why someone is severely obese, and with this knowledge we as a society
can COMBAT those things.
SO YES, it is FAR from pointless.




Thankfully the state finds this to be bullshyt :laugh:

:salute: @The Government
http://www.choosemyplate.gov/

Here's a novel concept :patrice:
Read the article next time :krs:

I was born and raised in a low income area. I just wasn't raised to eat fast food everyday.

And as far as pricing is concerned, fast food ain't even that cheap. The McDonald's on 168 and Jamaica avenue don't even have a dollar menu and it's always packed.

Bottom line is people eat like shyt because they want to eat like shyt. It's definitely a problem, but it's an American problem in general. Racism? Na.

I smoke Newport's, but that's because my own dumb ass self. Not because newports are marketed in the hood more than anywhere else.
 

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I am not denying the effects of cultural influences or economic status on obesity or health in general.

I am only challenging the value of a study that tries to correlate "daily racist experiences" (whatever that means) and obesity. I don't think there is any value in that now or in the future...
I think there is value :ld:
@Broletariat was keen to point out that it
may not necessarily be the RACISM itself but it's affects
on the emotional state of whoever is on the receiving end of it
and what they do to cope, which could be eating terrible
and combine that with what I said in my last post, you get an issue
that's more complex than simply "Well dey jess eat to much"


The article which I'm sure many posters DID NOT READ
Was started off with - "There are many reasons why an increasing number of people are classified as obese"

I was born and raised in a low income area. I just wasn't raised to eat fast food everyday.

And as far as pricing is concerned, fast food ain't even that cheap. The McDonald's on 168 and Jamaica avenue don't even have a dollar menu and it's always packed.

Bottom line is people eat like shyt because they want to eat like shyt. It's definitely a problem, but it's an American problem in general. Racism? Na.

I smoke Newport's, but that's because my own dumb ass self. Not because newports are marketed in the hood more than anywhere else.


POINT
____
YOUR HEAD

For the record my post mentioned SEVERAL different things
outside of racism, and as I stated in reply to the other poster.
The Article MAKES NO ARGUMENT WHATSOEVER that Racism is
the sole reason someone is obese.



I'm not about to retype what I just said.
And judging by your response I'm going to assume
you didn't bother to read my post.
:ld: So again :
I don't think there's any excuse making here.
I think it's more so meant to a reason as to why someone would be fat.
If you live in a lower income area you already have to deal with weird pricing
where high calorie/low weight foods (that won't offer much satiety) are
cheaper than low calorie/high weight foods like vegetables and fruits.

On top of that there's a certain nutritional ignorance that comes with
income levels. Wealthier and higher educated people tend to be more
knowledgeable about nutrition and how it relates to health,
while lower income people may not understand the correlation or
if they DO they may not know how to CORRECT the issue.
There's a reason dietitians change their strategy
depending on the background of their particular patient.
:ld:


http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/79/1/6.full - Poverty And Obesity
http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/4hfcs/docs/trends/nut.pdf Nutritional Status Of Low Income families
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/jobe/2013/123901/ - Attitudes Nutrition Knowledge, Attitudes, and Beliefs
associated with Obesity among Low-Income Hispanic and African American Women Caretakers

The article doesn't mention how wealthy the women are or what level of education
the women have, but these alongside other reasons can help to explain
why someone is severely obese, and with this knowledge we as a society
can COMBAT those things.

SO YES, it is FAR from pointless.
 
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