I can't remember how I found the link to Dr. Sharma's Obesity Notes, but we need to get this on the Fatosphere feed.
I love to read scientific schtuff, but I can't handle raw science. I need it filtered through a knowledgeable, authoritative voice. Obviously, we all do that on the Fatosphere: read something and put our spin on it.
But this is an honest to goodness doctor laying it all out there. And it seems like it's ALL obesity-related, not like some of these Fatosphere poseurs who post about their personal lives.
The only drawback I can see is that Dr. Sharma is Canadian, and we all know about those Canadian healthcare professionals, constantly rationing care and operating on a shoestring budget. They're practically not even doctors.
(By the way: Dr. Sharma, if you happen to stumble across this post, the above graphic is my Sarcasm Alarm. As you know, we Southerners are in a heated tussle over healthcare reform and it always amuses and befuddles me to hear your country unfairly maligned for its healthcare. Sadly, passionate ignorance trumps reason down here more often than not).
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Actually, getting back into his posts, he is definitely NOT fat friendly. Some of his posts seem like HAES friendly, but his motivation seems to be as "control your weight/lose weight" orientated as most. Here's some examples:
http://www.drsharma.ca/could-obesity-cost-canadians-95-billion-in-2008.html
http://www.drsharma.ca/going-nuts-about-weight-loss.html
Junkfood Science is a much better resource if you're looking for good scientific analysis of fat research.
http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/
Yeah...too lazy to hyperlink :-)
I'm not sure what to think. It seems to be a mixed bag. On the obesity cost article, he writes, "As I have blogged before - the real cost of obesity is not in health care - it is in the loss of wellbeing and productivity of our current and future workforce."
I find this troublesome.
However, the Weight Acceptance article concludes, "Thus, this study shows that a HAES approach may have long-term beneficial effects in terms of disinhibition and hunger, important behavioural components of healthy ingestive behaviour. Whether or not this approach will translate into better outcomes and long-term prevention of weight gain remains to be seen. It certainly seems to provide a viable alternative to anyone tired of endless weight cycling."
He seems on the fence to me. I'm going to leave him up because he's got some really good information, but his interpretation leaves something to be desired at times. I'll check out Junkfood Science too. Thanks.
Peace,
Shannon
Jo Geek,
I would also point to the comments on Dr. Sharma's site. There are some great comments from other HAES-supporting physicians that are a great resource.
I think I agree with Jo Geek here. He seems to be a supporter of bariatric surgery... I don't trust anyone who supports this in any but the most extreme cases, and even then I'm still highly skeptical.
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