WOMEN’S STORIES: A Nutrition Adviser Reveals the Secrets the Ruthless Diet Industry Hides
Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.
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- Marina Orusalu says pressure to be extremely thin contributed to her later weight gain.
- She became 30 kilograms overweight and received a diagnosis of second-degree obesity.
- The program challenges conventional dieting and examines ways to lose weight permanently.
Marina Orusalu’s experience began with a familiar pressure: she felt she had to become extremely thin. She initially had no weight problem, but says she created one for herself.
The attempt went badly. The young woman eventually became 30 kilograms overweight and was diagnosed with second-degree obesity.
The program presents a sharp challenge to the diet industry, arguing that dieting does not help people lose weight and is designed to fail. It says people are instead told that the fault lies with them.
The broadcast promises to examine how people can become slim and stay that way.
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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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