links for 2009-10-18
October 18, 2009-
Almost no one diets just once. Most of us hope against hope that we'll find a diet that will actually work over the long run so try another diet, only to later regain the lost weight again, in what's called the yo-yo syndrome. Even a one-time regain of lost weight has profoundly dangerous effects, but repeated weight cycling is even riskier.
A study published in the 2001 Journal of Hypertension, according to Ernsberger, found that weight cycling exacerbated high blood pressure, kidney disease and heart damage, and preferentially increased visceral fat deposited in the abdomen. Among yo-yo dieters, a 1994 Swedish study found kidney cancer risks increased almost 300 percent. Yo-yo dieting was associated with higher risks for heart attacks, strokes, diabetes and hip fractures, regardless of BMI, in the Iowa Women's Health Study.
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The West Yorkshire Police recently launched a huge series of raids against far-right groups and found them in possession of 80 bombs – considerably more even than any jihadi group has been caught with in British history
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I know it must be hard to fathom that a girl doesn’t care what a smart man thinks about the thing that she cares most about in the world, or that there’s a movement that exists that doesn’t much take into consideration what men have to say on the topic. I know I’m supposed to 1) nod thoughtfully as I process your wisdom, asking clarifying questions about your points just in case I don’t immediately understand something you say, and then 2) offer up some powerful and intelligent argument on why feminism is important, and then 3) try to prove my point with examples from women in politics and a few stories about my grandmother, but of course, in the end, 4) concede that yes, you have some very good points that I will certainly think about, and thank you for educating me about feminism and correcting me on those things I didn’t fully understand about women and the world.
