#combatting misinformation

[quiet-discipline]

I’m very bothered by the trend of discounting your doctors advice when they recommend weight loss because of the myth that doctors are not educated on nutrition / diet.

This is internet fat activist misinformation.

Doctors will recommend weight loss because it is widely understood that obesity increases your risk for many health problems. Full stop.

If you choose to believe an activist or internet dietician you saw online over your doctor, you are doing this because their misinformation is more convenient to you than the truth.

Listen to your doctor.

[quiet-discipline]

My advice might come off as harsh, but a while ago the only thing that broke me out of my previous mindset was some much needed tough love.

So this is me trying to help

[queerangelic]

If you’re seeing any posts going around with XYZ is or has the cure for covid-19/coronavirus/SARS-CoV-2; please take them with a large helping of salt. Many drugs are currently being used to try and treat the disease, including some HIV drugs, some immune-modulators/anti-virals called “interferons” and a repurposed drug originally developed to try and treat Ebola, which supposedly looks quite promising. 

Many researchers are currently working on finding chemicals that target the virus effectively and safely, and clinical trials need to be done before we know if those work. Right now, it’s hard to say if people are actually getting better because of these drug therapies, or because of the supportive care (oxygenation etc) they are receiving and the disease running its course.