Diet Soda is linked to Weight Gain

By maintaining the same level of physical activity, some people can eat little food and be obese or severely obese, and some people can eat plenty of food and still be normal in weight or even underweight. That is the fact known to people before the pseudoscience of weight gain and weight loss was created.

1. The fact that Diet Soda is linked to Weight Gain should be interpreted as that something wrong with the basic science of weight gain and weight loss.

2. There is no ground to make out of hand a conclusion that people gain weight because then they crave sweets and eat more.

3. There is no point in inventing some ad hoc theory like that insulin causes fat storage and prevents fat release.

A. There has to be a confrontation with the fact that the basic science of weight gain and weight loss is wrong.

B. There has to be a confrontation with the fact that weight gain and weight loss are not about calories or energy.

Please note! 
Weight loss treatment involving dieting, increased physical activity, diet pills and bariatric surgeries were invented when obesity scientists believed that every single calorie in food intake, if not spent, would be stored as fat mass. These beliefs were in line with the anabolism and catabolism theories - (flawed theories). At those times, the theory “calories in-calories out” was an unquestioned scientific dogma. The obvious reason for that is: that obesity Researchers didn’t know that some amount of energy in food intake, the human body excretes as metabolic waste (they didn’t know that stool contains calories) Read more.

Huffington Post: Obesity Surgery Doesn't Help Older Men Live Longer

My comment posted in Huffington Post (09:15 PM on 6/13/2011)

Weight loss surgery is a terrible medical practice based on a misunderst­anding of the biological basis of fat formation and the mechanisms underlinin­g fat mass distributi­on.

For bariatric surgeons, it is very comfortabl­e to talk about weight loss surgeries because weight loss surgeries are not for medical doctors.

To my knowledge, no medical doctors or their family members have had to undergo weight loss surgery. If you know any medical doctor or a member of the family that has had to undergo weight-los­s surgery, please let me know.

People involved in the prevention and treatment of obesity should ask the question; why have patients experience­d weight loss if any other program/me­thod for weight loss has not caused any meaningles­s weight loss.

In the end, WLS isn’t so effective weight loss treatment because, after WLS, patients lose mostly muscle mass and bone mass. Fat in excessive skin has to be surgically removed in at least one additional (cosmetic) surgery.

The mechanism underlinin­g weight loss induced by WLS is explained in the article: “Weight Loss Surgeries, Weight Loss, Diabetes and the Biomechanics of Sitting and Walking”. The same article explains the mechanism underlinin­g remission/­cure of Type 2 Diabetes.

Human society must confront the terrible blunder in medical science and practice.

 Luke Tunyich

 Modern Science of Biomechani­cs – The Real Science of Weight Gain/Weigh­t Loss

Relation Whit Food and Whit Our Bodies

My comment posted in Guardian on 30 June 2011 3:32PM

Almost all people don’t have a ridiculous relationship with their body because almost everyone at every age likes to be normal weight. The fact that people care about their outward appearance can’t be interpreted as a ridiculous relation with their own bodies.

A ridiculous relationship with food is caused by the fear of obesity.

Anorexia and others eating disorders are caused by the fear of obesity.

1. Anorexia does not always lead to thinness.

2. Anorexia will cause thinness or extreme thinness only in people who are already slightly underweight, at a normal weight, and those who are slightly overweight.

3. Anorexia and other eating disorders are common among obese people.

Anorexia and other eating disorders are ignored by the media, medical researchers and everyone else involved in the prevention and treatment of obesity, and that fact shows how ridiculed the approach to the problems of obesity and anorexia, and other eating disorders have become.

Particularly anorexia and other eating disorders are prevalent among children. All of the time, or at least most of the time, overweight and obese children feel guilty about eating and are ashamed of their bodies.

For adults, it is comfortable to talk about the problems of anorexia in underweight and extremely underweight children, but it is not comfortable to talk about the problem of anorexia among overweight, obese and severely obese children.

Adults affected with obesity or by the fear of obesity can’t have sympathy for children’s problems of obesity or eating disorders in children. The problem is that almost all the world’s adult population is affected by obesity and/or fear of obesity. The problem is further exuberated by the fact that the world-leading medical and nutritional experts, in one way or another, promote anorexia as a solution for obesity and type 2 diabetes.

Another problem is that medical doctors aren’t affected by obesity. There are many other obstacles to the rational discussion about the cause and solution for obesity and the solution for eating disorders. The problem is that people are so afraid of obesity that they are unable to engage in a productive discussion about the cause and solution for obesity and eating disorders.

Luke Tunyich – The Founder of Modern Science of Biomechanics – The real science of weight gain/weight loss

The Myth of the “Health at Every Size” Ideology

1. Luke Tunyich says:
   February 10th, 2011 at 9:32 am

Does “Health at Every Size” (HAES) mean: “Health at Every Level of Obesity”, Health at Normal Weight and Health at Every Level of Underweight.

It seems to me that the slogan “Health at every size” is misleading. I think that the real meaning of “HAES” can’t be: “Health at every level of obesity”, Health at normal weight and Health at every level of underweight.

Obesity, particularly severe obesity, is a serious medical condition along with being underweight and severely underweight.

I can’t imagine how people affected with severe obesity can be healthy, and I also can’t imagine how people that are severely underweight can be healthy while maintaining this weight

Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Careful Consideration – Huffington Post (blog)

Quote: “While inching through the Los Angeles rush hour, you can barely creep a mile without hearing that ubiquitous radio ad jingle or seeing a billboard proclaiming that with weight-loss or bariatric surgery, a new, thinner life could be just a phone call away.”

Link: Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Careful Consideration – Huffington Post (blog)

The message; “Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Careful Consideration” is addressed to the patient, and this is wrong because the patient has trusted the medical professionals; on the other hand, if not all, the majority of people that have undergone weight-loss surgery have already tried any other weight-loss method, and they have already followed all recommendations for weight loss, but they didn’t lose any meaningful amount of excess body fat mass.

The message: “Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Careful Consideration” should be addressed to the medical establishment, and particularly to obesity scientists and bariatric surgeons. They should ask why patients have experienced weight loss when any other program/method for weight loss has not caused any meaningless weight loss.

It is very comfortable for bariatric surgeons to talk about weight loss surgeries because they are not for medical doctors. To my knowledge, no medical doctors or their family members have had to undergo weight loss surgery. If you know any medical doctor or member of his family that has had to undergo weight-loss surgery, please let me know. 

The mechanism underlying weight loss induced by WLS is explained in the article: “Weight Loss Surgeries, Weight Loss, Diabetes and the Biomechanics of Sitting and Walking” published in the book; Mechanical Stimulation low-Grade Inflammation Weight Gain

Human society must confront the terrible blunder in medical science and practice.

The text below contains my comments on some points in that article published on Huffington Post (Blog).

Quote: “Band patients also often see improvement in obesity-related conditions like diabetes or hypertension after they've lost weight - usually within a year or so of surgery.”

The meaning of the quoted sentence is not quite accurate.

The fact is that improvements in obesity-related conditions like diabetes happen shortly after weight-loss surgery procedures. Sometimes in just days after weight loss surgery, and in all cases, it has happened before any significant weight loss has occurred.

Scientists don’t know why obesity-related conditions improve almost immediately after weight-loss surgeries, but the tragedy is that they think they know why patient loses weight after weight-loss surgery.

Quote: “Gastric bypass works in three ways.”

Gastric bypass works only in one way: it induces injury in the abdominal wall and in the stomach, and in that way, it changes the biomechanics of walking and sitting. It looks unbelievable, but before refusing out of hand, it must be remembered that the conventional understanding of weight loss/weight gain is based on counting calories and energy balance.

Quote: “First, the stomach is made smaller by closing off part of it with staples, leaving only a small pouch. Like banding, this smaller stomach causes you to feel fuller faster.”

The fact that is most important regarding weight loss is that lap-bands or staples cause physical discomfort that greatly influences the biomechanics of sitting and the biomechanics of walking.

Quote: “Second, the food bypasses part of the small intestine, meaning fewer calories get absorbed from food.”

It is wrong to say that “fewer calories will get absorbed from food”. It is more appropriate to say that less amount of food will be metabolised. (Not only is the basic science of obesity wrong, but plenty of wrong terminologies make any discussion much more difficult.)

Quote: “What they share in common: they should be considered only after other weight-loss measures -- such as diet and lifestyle modifications -- have failed.”

If diet and lifestyle modifications have failed, it is always understood as a failure of the patient.

Quote: “Like bypass, it works both by decreasing stomach size and on a hormonal level”

In reality, bypass surgery, like all other weight-loss surgeries, works by inflicting physical injury to the abdominal wall and the stomach.

The mechanism of weight loss induced by weight-loss surgeries is identical to the mechanism of involuntary weight loss induced by certain types of injuries and to the mechanism of involuntary weight loss induced by certain types of illnesses.

Quote: “-- but patients still will absorb all the calories from the food they eat.”

This is wrong. Such thinking is a relic of the recent past when obesity scientists didn’t know that the body excretes calories.

1. A significant amount of the energy in food intake will be excreted before the food is fully metabolised.

2. Some energy in food intake that is fully metabolised will leave the body for a few days long after the food is consumed.

Quote: “In many cases, these weight-loss surgeries can reverse diabetes, decrease the risk of various cancers and heart disease, and lead to an overall improvement in health.” 

It is true that these weight-loss surgeries can reverse diabetes and decrease the risk of various cancers and heart disease, but it can’t be said that they lead to an overall improvement in health. In reality, weight-loss surgeries negatively affect overall health and well-being.

 

Quote: “Although laparoscopic techniques have made it possible to recover sometimes from these surgeries in just days, they require a deep commitment to success.” 

If a patient doesn’t lose weight or it doesn’t experience any health benefits, he is always accused of a lack of commitment. This is an example of blaming the victim.

Quote: “The available procedures are classified into restrictive, in which the stomach is made smaller,”

Restrictive WLS was invented at the time when the medical scientist believed that every single calorie above the maintenance requirement that enters the body would be stored as fat mass. In those times, they didn’t know that the human body excretes calories.

Quote: “malabsorptive, where some of the areas of the small intestine where food is absorbed is bypassed,” 

When it was realised that some energy in food intake leaves the human body as metabolic waste (faeces, urine etc.), it was invented malabsorptive weight-loss surgeries. In reality, malabsorptive surgery doesn’t interfere with the so-called absorption of the energy in food intake, but it interferes with the excretion.

The mechanism underlying weight loss induced by WLS is explained in the article: “Weight Loss Surgeries, Weight Loss, Diabetes and the Biomechanics of Sitting and Walking”. The same article explains the mechanism underlying remission/cure of Type 2 Diabetes. 

Human society must confront the terrible blunder in medical science and practice.