Dr. Chris Palmer
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first heard Feb 2025
last heard 3 Jul
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That is a black and white issue.
It's not that we changed our definitions of obesity.
It's not that people are screening more for obesity, so we're recognizing it more.
It's obvious.
You can just look at photos from people in the 1950s on the street and photos from people on the street today, and you will see it with your own eyes.
And what I would argue is that is related to mental health too.
That at the same time that people are developing these metabolic disorders, so too will the rates of mental disorders increase or even skyrocket.
And we have very strong data to support this.
Most of that data is correlational.
Meaning, so for example, a large study of millions of people looked at, of those who have obesity, are they at increased risk for developing a subsequent mental illness?
And the answer was overwhelmingly yes.
Anywhere from 50% more likely to 350% increased risk.
And what were the diagnoses?
Like a lot of people might think, well, maybe depression because of fat shaming.
Sure, yes, depression, fat shaming might play a role.
But also anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, eating disorders, somatoform disorders, personality disorders were at dramatically increased risk.
And that's after the person already had obesity.
So what does that mean?
It means that if a child is developing obesity, that child is at increased risk for having a mental illness in his or her future.
I think that's a really important point.
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