Diet culture = eugenics?
Diet culture = control of behaviors not approved of / control of our body
- Dear Virgie: what's the history of diet culture? - Wear Your Voice - "For girls who were chronic masturbators, he recommended the administration of pure carbolic acid to the clitoris....Graham believed that through food we could control morality. He felt that delicious, spicy and even hot food led to a temperamental disposition and libidinousness.His followers insisted there was a strong link between diet, health and morality.In case this doesn’t sound familiar to you, the premise of modern day dieting is that if you work hard enough and exercise discipline, you can deserve to have all the things that make life worth living....Diet culture does one thing very successfully: it alienates us from our natural relationship to food and movement, things that we as human beings have had a relationship to since the beginning of time, and which we cannot live without, and it sells them back to us as “diet” and “exercise” with the promise that with hard work and self-denial we can achieve a state worthy of love, respect and admiration."
- Thomas Jefferson warned about the dangers of governmental interference in medical care and what we eat @ Snopes.
- "If the people let the government decide what foods they eat and what medicines they take, their bodies will soon be in a sorry a state as are the souls of those who live under tyranny."
- "If we accept that "mental illness" is a euphemism for behaviors that are disapproved of, then the state has no right to force psychiatric "treatment" on these individuals. Similarly, the state should not be able to interfere in mental health practices between consenting adults (for example, by legally controlling the supply of psychotropic drugs or psychiatric medication). The medicalization of government produces a "therapeutic state," designating someone as, for example, "insane" or as a "drug addict."In Ceremonial Chemistry (1973), he argued that the same persecution that targeted witches, Jews, Gypsies, and homosexuals now targets "drug addicts" and "insane" people. Szasz argued that all these categories of people were taken as scapegoats of the community in ritual ceremonies. To underscore this continuation of religion through medicine, he even takes as example obesity: instead of concentrating on junk food (ill-nutrition), physicians denounced hypernutrition. According to Szasz, despite their scientific appearance, the diets imposed were a moral substitute to the former fasts, and the social injunction not to be overweight is to be considered as a moral order, not as a scientific advice as it claims to be. As with those thought bad (insane people), and those who took the wrong drugs (drug addicts), medicine created a category for those who had the wrong weight (obesity).Szasz argued that psychiatrics were created in the 17th century to study and control those who erred from the medical norms of social behavior; a new specialization, drogophobia, was created in the 20th century to study and control those who erred from the medical norms of drug consumption; and then, in the 1960s, another specialization, bariatrics, was created to deal with those who erred from the medical norms concerning the weight the body should have. Thus, he underscores that in 1970, the American Society of Bariatic Physicians (from the Greek baros, for "weight") had 30 members, and already 450 two years later." - Wikipedia
- "A culture fixated on thinness is not an obsession about beauty [or health] but an obsession about obedience"
Mass HYSTERIA = profit for weight loss companies
- Weight hysteria funded by diet corporations...
- **25 big secrets the diet industry doesn't want you to know by by Anastacia - I don't agree with "portion sizes" making food less good for you, eat all you want as long as it is healthy, and idon't agree with food being "bad" when you create an emotional connection because eating and food IS emotional and sexy and erotic; however, I am wondering if that is what she means.but this article has some good facts about the diet industry. Diet shakes contain more refined sugar than ice cream, Jenny Craig is owned by Nestle and dairy is KNOWN to cause problems in the body but I am thinking she is talking about the gluten free trend and other idiot diet trends (not including veganism since VEGANISM isn't about dieting or weight loss)
- 5 Terrible Secrets Big Drug Companies Don't Want You to Know - "But even when drug companies go to the effort of conducting genuine scientific studies, oftentimes they simply don't publish the unfavorable results. In one experiment, a number of studies of an antidepressant medication were submitted to a drug regulatory authority, and in the end, only the studies that yielded favorable results were released to the public. Oh, did we forget to mention that the studies were funded by huge pharmaceutical conglomerates? This is why some researchers believe that the vast majority of studies on antidepressants are unreliable at best and complete horseshit at worst."
- Marilyn Wann about Weight Watchers
Old, creepy ads that are weird, but not too far off from today's b.s
Liver damage
- UPDATE: Woman who took diet pills dies of liver failure By Lynn Kawan
- Consumer Updates > OxyElite Pro Supplements Recalled
- Medication Health Fraud > Public Notification: Oxy ELITE Pro Super Thermogenic contains hidden drug ingredient - "FDA laboratory analysis confirmed that Oxy ELITE Pro Super Thermogenic (Lot# 216732, Exp. 04/17) contains fluoxetine. Fluoxetine is an FDA approved drug in a class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) used for treating depression, bulimia, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic disorder, and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD).Uses of SSRIs have been associated with serious side effects including suicidal thinking, abnormal bleeding, and seizures. In patients on other medications for common conditions (aspirin, ibuprofen, or other drugs for depression, anxiety, bipolar illness, blood clots, chemotherapy, heart conditions, and psychosis), ventricular arrhythmia or sudden death can occur."
- Outbreaks > FDA Investigation Summary: Acute Hepatitis Illnesses Linked to Certain OxyElite Pro Products
- Press Announcements > USPlabs LLC recalls OxyElite Pro dietary supplements; products linked to liver illnesses
Heart disease/failure
Rimonaban
- "However things went from bad to worse. “I also felt nauseous quite often and in a period of 3 months vomited 6 times. As the trial progressed I became more and more depressed. I felt suicidal most of the time.” In her desperation to lose weight, Carol stayed on the drug, but slowly descended into psychosis “I couldn’t sleep and when I did I had terrible nightmares”. Carol experienced more graphic symptoms of psychosis (such as self-inflicted violence). She has since been on anti-psychotic medication for over a year, and has gradually improved." - Acomplia Side Effects: The Story You Must Read
- Dangerous Side Effects of Rimonabant (Acomplia) - "The biggest and the most adverse effects, however, were psychological. Depression has come to get associated as a severe side effect of Rimonabant. This depression was so serious that it required medical treatment to be managed. Because of Rimonabant’s effectiveness against smoking, many people used it for smoking cessation and suffered from suicidal depression.Many patients experienced and reported extreme anxiety levels after taking Rimonabant. Nausea is another side effect which was so severe that it started interfering with the patients’ daily life.To summarize, the adverse effects of Rimonabant are many – Gastrointestinal Problems – One of the noted side effects are diarrhea, dry mouth, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting and other gastrointestinal disorders. Skin Problems – Excessive sweating and itching has been reported. Musculoskeletal Problems – Joint sprains, back pain, inflammation and pain in the tendons, and spasms and cramps in muscles are common side effects. Central Nervous System – Depression, memory loss, anxiety, mood changes, dizziness, diarrhea and sleep disorder."
- Acomplia (Rimonabant) - Investigational Agent for the Management of Obesity - Drug Development Technology - "The FDA committee also expressed concerns about an increased risk of other psychiatric adverse events and adverse neurological events including seizure with rimonabant 20mg, while noting the high numbers of patients who withdrew prematurely from the RIO trials during the first year of treatment. In Europe, the EMEA has now taken a similar view."
- So Much for Big Pharma's 'Anti-Pot' Pill @ Alternet
- DrugBank: Rimonabant
Dinitrophenol (DNP) - Cooks you from the inside out, but *sarcasm* at least you'll totes look 5 pound skinnier.
- Drugs I Shan't Be Taking This Week 1: 2,4-Dinitrophenol — B.R.S.M. -""DNP acts as a protonophore, allowing protons to leak across the inner mitochondrial membrane and thus bypass ATP synthase. This makes ATP energy production less efficient. In effect, part of the energy that is normally produced from cellular respiration is wasted as heat. The inefficiency is proportional to the dose of DNP that is taken. As the dose increases and energy production is made more inefficient, metabolic rate increases (and more fat is burned) in order to compensate for the inefficiency and meet energy demands. DNP is probably the best known agent for uncoupling oxidative phosphorylation.""
- DNP Profile @ Think Steroids
- 2,4-dinitrophenol (DNP): a weight loss agent with significant acute toxicity and risk of death. - PubMed - NCBI - "2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) is reported to cause rapid loss of weight, but unfortunately is associated with an unacceptably high rate of significant adverse effects. DNP is sold mostly over the internet under a number of different names as a weight loss/slimming aid. It causes uncoupling of oxidative phosphorylation; the classic symptom complex associated with toxicity of phenol-based products such as DNP is a combination of hyperthermia, tachycardia, diaphoresis and tachypnoea, eventually leading to death. Fatalities related to exposure to DNP have been reported since the turn of the twentieth century. To date, there have been 62 published deaths in the medical literature attributed to DNP. In this review, we will describe the pattern and pathophysiology of DNP toxicity and summarise the previous fatalities associated with exposure to DNP."
- **Mom says daughter died from taking diet pills | HLNtv.com - they literally burned her from the inside out
- Will burn you from the inside out - Suppressing 'fat genes' with slimming pill could let us eat without putting on weight @ Daily Mail Online
- The most effective and dangerous drug for fat loss @VPX Sports - "You probably thought that the constant sweating, lack of energy, and the chance of cooking your insides were bad enough, but there is more. Phenols are reputed as carcinogenic. DNP has never been proven to cause cancer but there is reason for concern. The production of free radicals and the release of various compounds stored in fat tissue during DNP’s rapid oxidation may also be harmful. There is a small chance (1%) of getting cataracts while using DNP. I am assuming this is due to the flood of free radicals. Low levels of ATP are associated with muscle soreness, so this will be expected when taking DNP. Other side effects one might expect are allergic reactions, carbohydrate cravings, and insomnia."
- What is DNP and why is it so dangerous? @ ITV News
- Global Warning Over Dangerous Diet Pills @ WebMd
- DNP, 2,4-Dinitrophenol: The Dangerous Weight Loss & Bodybuilding Drug
- Deadly diet drug DNP claims another life @ Sun
Dextroamphetamine
- "is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and narcolepsy (a sleep disorder), and is sometimes prescribed off-label for its past medical indications, such as depression and obesity." - Wikipedia.
- dextroamphetamine (Dexedrine, Dextrostat, ProCentra): Dosing
- Dextroamphetamine - Side Effects, Dosage, Interactions | Everyday Health
- Dextroamphetamine and Amphetamine: MedlinePlus Drug Information
- DrugBank: Dextroamphetamine - "Manifestations of acute overdosage with amphetamines include restlessness, tremor, hyperreflexia, rhabdomyolysis, rapid respiration, hyperpyrexia, confusion, assaultiveness, hallucinations, panic states. Fatigue and depression usually follow the central stimulation. Cardiovascular effects include arrhythmias, hypertension or hypotension, and circulatory collapse. Gastrointestinal symptoms include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal cramps. Fatal poisoning is usually preceded by convulsions and coma."
- Dextroamphetamine: MedlinePlus Drug Information
Konjac /glucomannan
- Konjac /glucomannan - "However, glucomannan use is associated with several potentially serious side effects, and its use has been banned in several countries.FeaturesKonjac root -- also known as konjac fiber and konjac mannon, as well as glucomannan -- is derived from the Amorphophallus konjac plant roots and consists of polysaccharide chains that cannot be absorbed by the digestive system. Konjac root is marketed in four main forms: as a dietary supplement, in meal-replacement drinks, in noodles--often called konjac, shiritaki or yam noodles--and in a dried flake form, designed to be sprinkled on food.”"
Repacking and relabeling Diet pills that were taken off the marker
phentermine,
- The Truth About Diet Pills & Fad Diets @ Skinny chef - **Talks some about eating less to achieve a 'goal' but posting because it does talk about the dangers of diet pills** - *"As an example, the diet pills phentermine, diethylpropion and silutramine help to suppress your appetite but they can also bring about a lot of unwanted, unhealthy side effects like heart palpitations, addiction, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression....Another very old diet pill, Fenfluramine, was one of the active ingredients in the Fen-Phen anti-obesity medication (the other drug being phentermine), which was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1997 after reports of heart valve disease, and pulmonary hypertension...Several studies show that diet pills on average can bring about weight loss of 5 to 22 pounds over a 1-year period, but in some cases the effect can level off after 6 months with no additional weight loss."
silutramine
- The Truth About Diet Pills & Fad Diets @ Skinny chef - **Talks some about eating less to achieve a 'goal' but posting because it does talk about the dangers of diet pills** - *"As an example, the diet pills phentermine, diethylpropion and silutramine help to suppress your appetite but they can also bring about a lot of unwanted, unhealthy side effects like heart palpitations, addiction, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression....Another very old diet pill, Fenfluramine, was one of the active ingredients in the Fen-Phen anti-obesity medication (the other drug being phentermine), which was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1997 after reports of heart valve disease, and pulmonary hypertension...Several studies show that diet pills on average can bring about weight loss of 5 to 22 pounds over a 1-year period, but in some cases the effect can level off after 6 months with no additional weight loss."
diethylpropion
- The Truth About Diet Pills & Fad Diets @ Skinny chef - **Talks some about eating less to achieve a 'goal' but posting because it does talk about the dangers of diet pills** - *"As an example, the diet pills phentermine, diethylpropion and silutramine help to suppress your appetite but they can also bring about a lot of unwanted, unhealthy side effects like heart palpitations, addiction, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression....Another very old diet pill, Fenfluramine, was one of the active ingredients in the Fen-Phen anti-obesity medication (the other drug being phentermine), which was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1997 after reports of heart valve disease, and pulmonary hypertension...Several studies show that diet pills on average can bring about weight loss of 5 to 22 pounds over a 1-year period, but in some cases the effect can level off after 6 months with no additional weight loss."
Fenfluramine / Fen-fen
- The Truth About Diet Pills & Fad Diets @ Skinny chef - **Talks some about eating less to achieve a 'goal' but posting because it does talk about the dangers of diet pills** - *"As an example, the diet pills phentermine, diethylpropion and silutramine help to suppress your appetite but they can also bring about a lot of unwanted, unhealthy side effects like heart palpitations, addiction, high blood pressure, irregular heartbeats, dizziness, blurred vision, headaches, insomnia, anxiety and depression....Another very old diet pill, Fenfluramine, was one of the active ingredients in the Fen-Phen anti-obesity medication (the other drug being phentermine), which was withdrawn from the U.S. market in 1997 after reports of heart valve disease, and pulmonary hypertension...Several studies show that diet pills on average can bring about weight loss of 5 to 22 pounds over a 1-year period, but in some cases the effect can level off after 6 months with no additional weight loss."
hydrochloride,
WLS
"Ruined my life..."
- 'My gastric bypass ruined my life - now I can only eat ice cubes'
- Obese mother who refused to stop eating after having gastric bypass choked to death on food that couldn't fit into her stomach - Lovely. But don't be fat, right? Skip this operation and just eat healthy and love yourself.
- Was Weight-Loss Surgery the Cause of This Patient’s Confusion?By LISA SANDERS, M.D
- Mum starved to death after gastric bypass operation left her unable to eat @ Mirror Online
- The miracle weight loss that isn't - "Wells looked like a satisfied customer, she didn’t feel like one. Seven months after surgery she had developed an agonizing ulcer on the new inner seam between her stomach and intestine, which required a second operation. Not long afterward, Wells recalls eating a bite of tuna steak her husband, Ron, had prepared and doubling over in pain; an ambulance rushed her into surgery yet again, this time for an intestinal hernia — her bowel had snagged on a slit in her abdominal wall. A fourth procedure followed to ease the pain of the abdominal scarring from her previous surgeries. Meanwhile, Wells’s gastrointestinal pain had become so severe that she could barely eat. One day while shoe shopping, she realized she couldn’t flex her right foot. Within weeks her limbs began to tingle, her energy evaporated and her weight plummeted. She stopped menstruating. By late 2006, Wells had shrunk to 105 pounds.“I feel like I’m dying,” she told Ron. Months of doctors’ visits revealed that Wells had beriberi, a disorder caused by extreme thiamine deficiency. Rarely seen outside 19th-century Asia, it’s present enough among those in the weight loss–surgery world that doctors call it bariatric beriberi."
Malnutrition, diseases related to WLS
Beriberi:
*******It's funny because doctors say it's horrible that fat people are always out of breath (which is causes by not exercising, not weight. I get out of breath and I'm skinny simply because I do not exercise ( but by the time you read this I will ave started)). Heart problems, etc are also symptoms and problems related to berberi. So, maybe it really isn't about health, but about fatophobic bigotry.
*******It's funny because doctors say it's horrible that fat people are always out of breath (which is causes by not exercising, not weight. I get out of breath and I'm skinny simply because I do not exercise ( but by the time you read this I will ave started)). Heart problems, etc are also symptoms and problems related to berberi. So, maybe it really isn't about health, but about fatophobic bigotry.
- Beriberi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Beriberi: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia
- Beriberi: Overview, Causes & Symptoms - "Beriberi is a disease caused by a vitamin B1 (thiamine) deficiency. There are two types of the disease: wet beriberi and dry beriberi. Wet beriberi affects the heart and circulatory system. In extreme cases, wet beriberi can cause heart failure. Dry beriberi damages the nerves and can lead to a loss of muscle strength and eventually, muscle paralysis. Beriberi can be life-threatening if it isn’t treated.If you have access to foods rich in thiamine, such as beans, vegetables, meat, and whole grains, your chances of developing beriberi are low. Today, beriberi mostly occurs in people with an alcohol use disorder (alcoholism)."
- beriberi Facts, information, pictures | Encyclopedia.com articles about beriberi
- Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) Clinical Presentation: History and Physical Examination
- beriberi | disease | Britannica.com
- Beriberi | Doctor | Patient
- Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency): Background, Pathophysiology, Etiology
- Beriberi - Symptoms, Causes, Treatments
- Beriberi | definition of beriberi by Medical dictionary
"Get your health back!!" Weight Loss TV shows
Weight loss shows only care about money, not "health"
Thin people eat unhealthy, thin people have healthy problems because of eating habits, yet no one relates it to their weight. It's "genetics" if a thin person has heart disease or diabetes.