'A huge number of premature deaths can be attributed to obesity. Meir Stampfer of the Harvard School of Public Health. So I decided to ask Paul Campos, the author of The Obesity Myth, what he thought.

'It's simply not true that if you're fit and fat you're at no higher risk than if you're fit and lean,' said Dr. Paul Campos is the author of The Obesity Myth (4.01 avg rating, 429 ratings, 72 reviews, published 2004), Dont Go To Law School (Unless) (4.02 avg ratin. 'Much of the highest-profile obesity research being done turns out to be little more than propaganda,' he said.īut leading obesity experts say Campos is wrong. foreword by Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth (published in paperback as The Diet Myth). He argues overweight people who exercise can be just as healthy and live just as long as leaner people. 'The public health message that Americans are getting, which is that they ought to slim down, really doesn't make sense,' Campos said. Nash might find some relief in a provocative new book, The Obesity Myth, by Paul Campos, a professor at the University of Colorado School of Law and opinion columnist for the Rocky Mountain News. Obesity Myth: Why Americas Obsession with Weight is Hazardous to Your Health, Pre-Owned Hardcover 1592400663 9781592400669 Paul Campos at. The original trade paperback edition of Taking Up Space was published in 2005. She exercises up to six days a week and still has not been able to lose weight. Foreword by Paul Campos, author of The Obesity Myth (published in paperback as The Diet Myth ). It has been a frustrating, 33-year-long battle for Nash. 'I've tried Weight Watchers, Jenny Craig, a liquid diet, counting calories, and I just haven't been able to get the weight off long term,' Nash said. The Obesity Myth Publication date: Topics: United States, Health/Fitness, General, Health & Fitness, Consumer Health, Diet / Health. J- Sarah Nash is one of the 73 million American adults who are struggling to lose weight.

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