Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by ph0rque » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 8:18 PM UTC

Discovery May Help Treat Obesity
nytimes.com

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by jakewolf » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 8:23 PM UTC

So will eating fewer calories and whole foods and grains.

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by stonehands » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 8:33 PM UTC

Somehow I feel that eating less food and higher quality food, paired with an active lifestyle may be a better treatment for obesity than trying to control proteins which turn on/off cellular fat types.

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by foobar2k » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 9:44 PM UTC

"Treat" obesity? That makes it sound like a disease, or something outside a person's control. Now I understand that some people are more genetically predisposed to become obese, but people treating it like a disease is part of the problem.

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by gabeybaby » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 9:53 PM UTC

I was certain that the contents of this article were to be "Diet and exercise."

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by pavel_lishin » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 10:33 PM UTC

stonehands wrote: post #3

Somehow I feel that eating less food and higher quality food, paired with an active lifestyle may be a better treatment for obesity than trying to control proteins which turn on/off cellular fat types.

Yeah, but your solution doesn't make money, and doesn't appeal to the average fat guy watching American Idol.

Re: Discovery May Help Treat Obesity

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Post by darkxanthos » Fri, Jul 31, 2009, 10:51 PM UTC

We've known how to wire jaws shut for a long time. This seems about how to make doctors' wallets fatter more than anything.

EDIT: typo