Doctors urged to treat obesity like any other ailment

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14. Many that claim to "eat healthy" are far from it

Carbs make me gain and hold weight: bread, rice, pasta, potatoes, fruits, sugar, etc.

I easily maintain and lose weight with moderate exercise and by sticking to a primarily meat and veggie diet. I start eating carbs like those listed above and I swear I can feel myself getting heavier and more sluggish.

I have a family member that is obese and swears she "eats healthy". She considers "low-fat" to be healthy, the problem with that is everything "low-fat" is typically loaded with carbs/sugars. Low-fat ice cream, crackers, chips, cookies, etc are still loaded with tons of calories and you can't eat the whole box in one sitting and call that healthy because it has "Heart-healthy" or something on the label.