Why Fat-Shaming Is Wrong.

[True Dough]

27. You're so driven to be right that you're making an enemy out of someone who isn't one

Regardless of whether or not we agree on whether weight loss can be accomplished long-term for most individuals (and we should be able to agree that obesity poses significant health risks in itself), for you to post this:

"Please explain why people must be shamed to starve themselves to fit into a weight category *you* want them to fit just because they happen to have been born with genes that make them fat, when there are not even health benefits that result from such starvation."

is way out of line. I have stated twice prior to this post that fat shaming is unacceptable. It's irrelevant whether it's a person's choice to be substantially overweight or whether it's genetics, I have in no way condoned humiliating or shaming someone due to their body composition.


Anyway, another study showing that it's doable for some people:

"Results: Twenty-nine studies met the inclusion criteria. Successful very-low-energy diets (VLEDs) were associated with significantly greater weight-loss maintenance than were successful hypoenergetic balanced diets (HBDs) at all years of follow-up. The percentage of individuals at 4 or 5 y of follow-up for VLEDs and HBDs were 55.4% and 79.7%, respectively. The results for VLEDs and HBDs, respectively, were as follows: weight-loss maintenance, 7.1 kg (95% CI: 6.1, 8.1 kg) and 2.0 (1.5, 2.5) kg; percentage weight-loss maintenance, 29% (25%, 33%) and 17% (13%, 22%); and reduced weight, 6.6% (5.7%, 7.5%) and 2.1% (1.6%, 2.7%). Weight-loss maintenance did not differ significantly between women and men. Six studies reported that groups who exercised more had significantly greater weight-loss maintenance than did those who exercised less.

Conclusions: Five years after completing structured weight-loss programs, the average individual maintained a weight loss of >3 kg and a reduced weight of >3% of initial body weight. After VLEDs or weight loss of ?20 kg, individuals maintained significantly more weight loss than after HBDs or weight losses of <10 kg."

http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/74/5/579.long