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MJ's avatar

What always gets me about "let me tell you about my diet" is how little training most medical professionals get in nutrition and the full mechanics of weight regulation. (Especially nutrition, ouch.) Those who are trained know enough that one person's diet is not always right for everyone or anyone else, whether they're chasing after weight loss or just trying to eat "healthier." Even for diabetes, there's no "one size fits all" food plan.

As someone else once said, "Thinking that losing weight makes you an expert in weight and nutrition is like thinking that surviving cancer makes you a cancer expert." Even for doctors and other medical professionals, someone is not an expert just from personal experience. This is just perception bias at play.

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Not sure if you remember me but I was the ED of meda when you came to speak there many years ago . I just want to express my gratitude for all you are doing to help people understand fat phobia and lack of access to appropriate services. So.. you are greatly appreciated and respected and I am so glad i I get to read your newsletter

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