![]() ![]() When we think about " getting in shape," the shape we think about is thin. It is this tendency to think in eating-disordered ways that grips American culture." Focus on Fitness Weight has become a dumping ground for neurotic behavior in the culture as a whole. ![]() "It is a form of cultural hysteria in which a risk is tremendously exaggerated. "We are in the grip of a moral panic," Campos tells WebMD. Perhaps more importantly, he interviewed more than 400 people about their relationship with food, body image, and dieting. He's not a medical doctor - but he can cite medical literature with the best of them. Author Paul Campos, JD, is a University of Colorado law professor. That's the central theme of the new book The Obesity Myth: Why America's Obsession With Weight Is Hazardous to Your Health. The third myth: Anyone who is overweight can - and should - become thin. The second myth: If you weigh more than "normal," you must lose weight to be healthy. But the myths we build around it make the problem worse. ![]()
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