MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'fat people'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:58:37 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4318335&cid=t_120043_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fdenying-the-obesity-epidemic%2F2011.01.06 It seems that for every established science there is an ideological group who is motivated to deny it. Denialism is a thriving pseudoscience and affects any issue with the slightest political or social implications. Sometimes, even easily verifiable facts can be denied, as people seem willing to make up their own facts as needed. Denialists have an easy job — to spread doubt and confusion. It is far easier to muddy the waters with subtle distortions and logical fallacies than it is to set the record straight. Even when every bit of misinformation is countered, the general public is often left with the sense that the topic is controversial or uncertain. If denial is in line with a group’s ideology, then even the suggestion of doubt may be enough to reject solid science. We see this ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4318335 Thu, 06 Jan 2011 14:00:53 +0100 4318335 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275327&cid=t_120043_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fthe-holidays-and-the-obese%2F2010.12.20 ‘Tis once again that time of year when we Americans gather together with our extended families and friends to celebrate the season. It is a time for catching up — renewing acquaintances and making new ones, sharing in good news and commiserating in bad, welcoming our new arrivals and mourning our losses. It is a time for giving thanks, counting our blessings, and putting our sundry individual problems into perspective. Indeed, it is perhaps most importantly a time for each of us to remind ourselves that — despite the trials and tribulations that may cause us to become relatively self-absorbed in our daily lives — we are all part of something much greater than ourselves. So, in a way, it’s a shame we must now cull out our obese relatives and friends, and disinvite them... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275327 Mon, 20 Dec 2010 18:00:29 +0100 4275327 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1322007&cid=t_120043_87_f&fid=34595&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnhsblogdoc.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F03%2Ffat-people-are-mad.html It has long been accepted that fat people are stupid. Further progress has been made in the investigation of obesity. It seems now that not only are fat people stupid - they are mad as well.Sandy Szwarc of the excellent Junkfood Science discusses the treatment of a mad fatty in the USA.An ‘obese’ man was surgically implanted with electrodes deep inside the hypothalamus of his brain, and for months he was given electrical stimulation at various frequencies, to try to get him to eat less and lose weight. Fifteen months after this experimental treatment, he weighed 1.5 kg more. The researchers blamed the patient for being noncompliant.That sums up so well the double bind in which the obese find themselves. Because they are fat, they are labelled as stupid and mad - and if they do not resp... NHS Blog Doctor blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1322007 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 08:58:00 +0100 1322007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=624645&cid=t_120043_97_f&fid=35601&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mrhunnybun.com%2F2007%2F05%2Ffat-people.html Another relatively new anti-obesity drug has taken off with our GPs. Acomplia (Rimonabant) has started to be prescribed. I think this is possibly because of the drug-rep with the very short skirt that came around to promote it, rather than it being a particularly useful drug. Me, a cynic, never.....?!We already have Orlistat (Xenical) and Sibutramine (Reductil (EU) Meridia (US)) for those people that cannot moderate their diets. These are prescription-only, so you might have to persuade your doctor that you fit the NICE guidelines. Well, either that or buy them online. I've seen genuine Reductil that people have purchased online, fake Reductil, and also seemingly genuine generic Sibutramine. This obviously comes from a country such as India that does not have a high regard for intellectual... A day at the pharmacy. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=624645 Tue, 08 May 2007 21:28:00 +0100 624645