'Fat shami ng' actuall y increases risk of becomi ng or staying

obese, new study says

Melissa DahlTODAY

July 26, 2013 at 7:39 AM ET

Maki ng overwei ght or obee !eo!le "eel ba# about t hei r bo#ie #oen$ t #o
anythi ng to %oti vate t he% to loe wei ght & a'tuall y, a new tu#y "i n# i t
#oe ( ut t he o!!oi te)
*eo!le who "el t #i'ri %i nate# againt be'aue o" t hei r wei ght were %ore
likel y to ei ther be'o%e or tay obee, "i n# a new re!ort !ublihe# t hi
week i n t he (ournal *+o, -.E)
/ 0eight #i'ri %i nati on, in a##i tion to bei ng hurt"ul an# #e%eani ng, ha
real 'one1uen'e "or t he in#i vi #ual $ !hyi'al heal th, 2 ay tu#y author
Angelina ,utin, a !y'hologit an# aitant !ro"eor at t he 3lori#a ,tate
4ni veri t y 5ollege o" Me#i'ine in Tallahaee, 3la)
6t$ a "unny 'ul tural !ara#o7: Mot A%eri'an a#ul t & aroun# 70 !er'ent 88
are overwei ght, an# %ore t han a t hir# are obee) An# yet reear'h & not
to %enti on !o!ular 'ul ture & how t hat we !er'ei ve obee A%eri'an to
be la9y, unu''e"ul 'hl ub wi th no wi ll !ower )
6n a real8li "e e7a%!le, ( ut lat %onth, evoluti onary !y'hologit :eo""rey
Miller t weete#, /;ear obee *h; a!!li'ant: i" you #i #n$ t have t he
wi ll!ower to to! eati ng 'arb, you won$ t have t he wi ll!ower to #o a
#iertation < t r ut h) 2

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-ne o" t he a# "ro% t he t he 2011 =,to! 5hil# -bei t y= 'a%!ai gn i n :eorgia)
Miller, an ao'iate !ro"eor o" !y'hology at t he 4ni veri t y o" .ew
Me7i'o, 1ui'kl y #elete# t he t weet an# a!ologi9e#, but %any #on$ t "eel
t hey nee# to be orry "or ayi ng 'ruel t hi ng to overwei ght !eo!le &
t hey$ re ( ut 'on'erne# about t he !eron$ heal th, t hat $ all > A2011 !ubli'
heal th 'a%!ai gn in :eorgia ue# t hat i#ea in a erie o" a# #eigne# to
"i ght 'hil #hoo# obei t y, "eaturi ng 'hubby, a#8looking ki # wi th logan
like /?i g bone #i #n$ t %ake %e t hi way) ?ig %eal #i #) 2
=6 t $ al %ot like obei t y i t he lat o" t he a''e!table grou! to be
teaing,= ay Ma#el yn 3erntro%, .?5 .ew heal th an# #iet e#i tor) ?eing
biae# about t he overwei ght or obee, he ay, i till very o'iall y
a''e!table)
@eear'h ha alrea#y hown t hat ti g%ati9ing overwei ght !eo!le lea# to
!y'hologi'al "a'tor t hat are likel y to 'ontri bute to wei ght gai n & t hi ng
like #e!reion or bi nge eati ng) Thi new !a!er take t hat a te! "urther,
linki ng what t he 6nternet like to 'all / "at8ha%i ng2 to wei ght gai n an#
uggeti ng t hat you 'an$ t 'are !eo!le kinny)
/ ,tig%a an# #i'ri %i nation are reall y treor, an#, un"ortunatel y, "or
%any !eo!le, t hey$ re 'hroni' treor, 2 ay @ebe''a *uhl, #e!ut y
#ire'tor o" t he @u## 5enter "or 3oo# *oli'y an# -bei t y at Aale 4ni veri ty)
*uhl ha tu#ie# wei ght bia an# #i'ri %i nation "or 13 year) /An# we
know t hat eati ng i a 'o%%on rea'tion to tre an# an7iet y 88 t hat
!eo!le o"ten engage i n %ore "oo# 'onu%!tion or %ore bi nge eati ng in
re!one to treor, o t here i a logi'al 'onne'tion here in ter% o"
o%e o" t he %ala#a!ti ve 'o!i ng trategie to t ry to #eal wi th t he tre o"
bei ng tig%ati9e#) 2
@eear'her aee# t he bo#y %a in#e7 Ba way o" %eauri ng bo#y "at
bae# on hei ght an# wei ghtC o" 6,1D7 !eo!le, all A%eri'an age D0 an#
ol #er, in 2006 an# 2010) The !eo!le t hey tu#ie# were a %i 7 o" i9e 88
nor%al wei ght, overwei ght an# obee) ?ut t hey "oun# t hat t he overwei ght
!eo!le who re!orte# e7!erien'ing wei ght #i'ri %i nation were %ore t han
t wi 'e a likel y to be'o%e obee by t he ne7t 'he'k8in i n 2010) An# !eo!le
who were alrea#y obee in 2006 were t hree ti %e %ore likel y to re%ai n
obee by 2010 i" t hey ha# e7!erien'e# wei ght #i'ri %i nation)
/ Many !eo!le, "ro% your iter8i n8law to ethi' !ro"eor, t hi nk t hat t he
roa# to wei ght 'ontrol run #ire'tl y t hrough ha%e an# hu%i liation, 2
bioethi'it Art 5a!lan, t he hea# o" t he ;i viion o" Me#i'al Ethi' at .A4
+angone Me#i'al 5enter an# an .?5 .ew 'ontri butor, ai# in an e%ail)
/5o%%on ene ay t hat t hi i not likel y to be t rue) .ow t hi i %!ortant
tu#y #e%ontrate t hat #i'ri %i nati ng an# hunni ng t hoe who are "at
#oe nothi ng to hel ! t he% loe wei ght) 2
-ne o" t hoe ethi' !ro"eor 5a!lan i tal ki ng about i ;aniel 5allahan,
who i n January wrote an e#i torial argui ng t hat one way to "i ght obei t y in
A%eri'a %i ght be to in'reae o'ial !reure on t he very heavy) Ee ay
t hi new tu#y a## to what i a / very 'on"ue# i tuation) 2
/ 6 u!e't t hat in our o'iet y !eo!le who are erioul y overwei ght 88 not
%i l #l y, but erioul y 88 #o "eel at a #ia#vantage, #o "eel t hat t hey$ re o!en
to #i'ri %i nation, #o "eel t hat !eo!le look #own on t he%, 2 5allahan ay)
Ee won#er i" o%e obee !eo!le are internali9ing t hoe "eeling, an#
t hen a'ti ng a''or#ingl y, %aki ng a ki n# o" el"8"ul "illing !ro!he'y) /6 $ % F3
year ol #, an# 6$ ve hear# "or year BaboutC age #i'ri %i nation an# bia
againt agi ng) 6 haven$ t een t hat at all) ?ut an aw"ul lot o" ol# !eo!le
bai'all y loe el"8'on"i #en'e, an# i t begi n to intera't wi th what t hey
t hi nk t he ret o" t he worl # i ayi ng about t he%) 2
6" tig%ati9ing in$ t t he way to "i ght obei t y, what about t he e""e't o"
na%i ng obei t y a / #ieae, 2 a t he A%eri'an Me#i'al Ao'iation #i #lat
%onthG 6t$ too earl y to tell, *uhl ay, but he ha a goo# "eeling about
i t) /6 t hi nk ti %e wi ll tell) 6 t hi nk t hat t here i reaon to t hi nk i t wi ll be
hel !"ul 88 t hat t hi 'oul# !otentiall y re#u'e tig%a be'aue i t %ay hel !
re%ove bla%e t hat i o o"ten !ut on !eo!le, 2 *uhl ay) /?ut 6 t hi nk we
nee# to oberve t hi over ti %e to ee what ha!!en) 2
Movi ng "orwar#, he ho!e t hat reear'h like t hi 'an hel! !ubli' heal th
'a%!ai gn /hi" t "o'u "ro% (ut a nu%ber on t he 'ale2 to a
'onveration "o'uing %ore on in#i vi #ual heal th) /0e want !eo!le to
engage heal thy behavior, regar#le o" t hei r bo#y i9e) 2
/ -bei t y re%ai n a 'o%!le7 !roble%H!art 'hoi'e an# "ree wi ll %i 7e# i n
wi th a %i #gen o" geneti', e#entary li"et yle an# a whole lot o"
!ro%oti on an# a#vertiing o" "at "oo#, ugary "oo#, hi gh8'alori' "oo# an#
( unk "oo#, 2 5a!lan ai# via e%ail) / 6 t woul # be ni'e i" guil t wa t he %agi'
bullet to wei ght 'ontrol) 6t inI t) .othi ng i) 6t took a long ti %e an# a lot o"
ba# habi t to get t he way we are in ter% o" i9e an#, hort o" a
!har%a'euti'al %i ra'le, i t wi ll take !ubli' an# heath !oli'y at ta'ki ng a lot
o" variable "or a long ti %e to li % u ba'k #own) 2