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By Julie Mazziotta

Here is my reflection/explanation of my final project:

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                                                                                  Asia Gobourne
                                         GNST 290: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Gender & Sexuality

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 Book Commentary

 Uncertain Science... Uncertain World

    In The Diet Myth, Paul Campos dissects the myth that losing weight is good for your health. Our government and even many of our medical professionals would have us believe that losing weight is good for you. He demonstrates that losing weight is, in fact, not good for your health, although eating well and maintaining an active lifestyle are. At a number of points in the book he says that a thin person who is sedentary has a higher mortality rate than a person who would be considered “overweight” who is active. It is not the weight that is unhealthy, Campos argues, but rather a sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits that are unhealthy. Therefore, the focus on weight-loss as a way to get healthy is bogus.