Can we stop fat shaming politicians we don't like?

[Hombre74]

177. Oh my...

The first article from the WP:

Traci Mann wrote this. A psychologist. I am sure she does a good job with that. And I always thought it was more an addiction thing myself, not just lack of willpower. She described how you crave it more when you diet or the hungry feeling thing. I get that. But then she talks about metabolism slowing down when you diet. It does not. Makes no sense from an evolution standpoint (oh, I need to grab food and hunt a buffalo but oh... let's do that slow cause that is gonna work better). No, it does never slow down until you are so low on energy that organs are shutdown (heart and brain being the last). By that point you will most likely die. That does not happen in a regular diet. So that article, even though it was in WP has no scientific merit.

The NYT article:

Ahh... a classic. So what they did is get a huge amount of just BMI numbers. No illnesses. And that is the biggest issue. If you are in chemo, you will lose weight. That was not even looked at. As this article said, it is rubbish. Clickbait if you will:
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2013/01/02/168437030/research-a-little-extra-fat-may-help-you-live-longer

Obesity paradox...
Also a nice one. Funded by Coca-Cola. Which in itself is not necessarily bad but the main issue was that it was severly sloppy science. Read all the fun details here:
https://www.vox.com/2015/10/20/9572295/coca-cola-obesity-paradox

So, all in all, you posted three pseudoscience articles. It did not surprise me. Also, I am sure you will not change your view. You may not even look at the articles. You do not have to. I just feel better at least I tried

PS The last sentence was a new one. People tend to lose weight when they get old? Since when is that a belief? Just you are have others shared that with you? And being obese protects them from that scary weightloss? Yes, I am convinced you cannot be convinced with science.