Assertion
The medical community's general narrative about obesity is that it is purely a result of lack of willpower, laziness, and undisciplined thinking and behavior.
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Explained
The text explains that this narrative is problematic because it leads to a lack of education and understanding about the real causes of obesity, and instead, policy makers focus on encouraging people to eat less and move more, which is not an effective solution. This assertion highlights the flawed narrative that is driving policy decisions.
Context for Assertion
The context of this assertion is the discussion about the medical community's understanding of obesity and how it affects policy.
Concepts for Assertion
Tags
obesity
medical community
narrative
Evidence for Assertion
Why relevant:
Why true:The study found that weight bias and stigma can lead to poor health outcomes for patients with obesity, which supports the assertion that the medical community's narrative about obesity is flawed.
How it is true:The study conducted a review of existing literature and found that weight bias and stigma are associated with poor health outcomes, which suggests that the medical community's narrative about obesity is not entirely accurate.
ELI5
- The study reviewed existing literature on weight bias and stigma.
- The study found that weight bias and stigma can lead to poor health outcomes for patients with obesity.
- This means that the medical community's narrative about obesity is flawed because it does not account for the impact of weight bias and stigma on health outcomes.
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Study Type:Human Study
DOI:N/a
Review Article
Human
Obesity Reviews
Publication 05/03/2015
Assertion from content
New Study Calls Out Food Policy on Obesity (they have it all wrong)
“one of the most alarming things was just published in a study in obesity reviews this study was looking at what the general narrative was in regards to obesity particularly when it came down to Physicians and people in sort of the medical community”