Politician loses weight on low carb and realizes we can do more to combat obesity

May 30 by in Success stories, The obesity epidemic

After reading about how other politicians died early from lifestyle-related diseases, British politician Tom Watson decided to take control of his weight and started low carbing.

He is now 84 pounds (38 kg) lighter and his weight loss has made him realize that not enough is done to overcome the obesity epidemic.

I kept reading about Labour politicians that died early in their 50s and 60s and I want to get healthy, and actually for me the journey’s been very interesting because what I realise is there’s a lot more we can do in public health to deal with the obesity crisis, because you know we’ve got 10 million of these people heading to diabetes, another 15 million sitting behind them are overweight.

The Guardian: Tom Watson: weight struggle made me realise scale of obesity crisis

Lose weight

How to Maximize Fat Burning
03:52
Dr. Fung's fasting course part 2: How do you maximize fat burning? What should you eat – or not eat?
Cindy lost 80 pounds on keto
02:30
Cindy Miller and her family have transformed their health by following a low-carb diet.
How IRONMAN athlete Chris Holley lost 200 lbs
04:57
Meet Chris Holley and get to know all about his experiences as an IRONMAN athlete on a low-carb/keto diet.
The 5 common mistakes on LCHF
09:25
Is it hard to reach your goal weight, are you hungry or do you feel bad? Make sure you're avoiding these mistakes.
Isn't weight loss all about counting calories?
03:14
To lose weight, you just eat fewer calories than you burn. Is it really that simple? Top low-carb doctors answer.
"I'll do this or I'm going to die trying"
19:23
Kristie Sullivan struggled with her weight for her whole life in spite of trying every diet imaginable, but then she finally lost a 120 pounds and improved her health on a keto diet.
How to formulate a low-carb keto diet
48:32
Low-carb pioneer Dr. Eric Westman talks about how to formulate an LCHF diet, low carb for different medical conditions and common pitfalls among others.
Carb-Loaded
1:14:40
This may be the best (and funniest) low-carb movie ever. At least it's a strong contender.
Too much protein is better than too little
40:13
Is increasing protein intake on low carb a good or bad idea idea in terms of weight and health – and why? Dr. Naiman explains.
How to make keto sustainable
15:00
How can you make the transition to a low-carb or keto diet as smooth as possible?
Do You Have to Count Calories to Lose Weight?
10:22
Do you have to count calories to lose weight? Dr. Jason Fung explains why you don't.
A global food revolution
34:30
The mistakes behind the obesity epidemic and how we can fix them together, empowering people everywhere to revolutionize their health.
What To Do Instead of Counting Calories
16:02
Why is counting calories useless? And what should you do instead to lose weight?
Therapeutic Fasting
46:09
What if there was a more effective treatment alternative for obesity and type 2 diabetes, that is both simple and free?
My Big Fat Diet
42:31
What would happen if an entire town of First Nation people went back to eating the way they used to? A high-fat low-carb diet based on real food?
The problem with sugar
50:01
Is it fat or sugar that has triggered the unprecedented epidemics of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic disease? Taubes at Low Carb USA 2017.
The perfect treatment for diabetes and weight loss
45:20
Do doctors treat type 2 diabetes completely wrong today – in a way that actually makes the disease worse?
The Pathways of Insulin Resistance
30:41
Are we chasing the wrong guy when it comes to heart disease? And if so, what is the real culprit in the disease?

Earlier

Experts propose radical anti-sugar plan to tackle type 2 diabetes

England: Hospital admissions due to obesity doubles in four years

3 comments

1
Tiger
May 31 2
Do something like make healthy foods, and healthy lifestyle affordable
2
mnb
May 31 6
lets get on board with schools and cut the SUGAR out of the kids meals, no breads, pasta, crackers, snacks and actually use the school taxes to feed the kids some protein and healthy fats..
3
Geoff
June 29
As Governments all over the world struggle with budget blow outs, and the primary, secondary and etc costs of health care escalate, a practical and practically no-cost solution is available, it just needs thought leaders to challenge the dominant discourse on nutrition, and that is why I subscribe to Diet Doctor.

By my reckoning, this service and the associated community of experts and advocates is one the most important and effective organisations for improving the welfare of humans around the globe. Further, the focus on whole foods and 'naturally' farmed protein will have a beneficial effect on the welfare of livestock as well.

A subscription to Diet Doctor is the best thing most politicians could do for themselves and their constituents.

Lose weight

Earlier

3 comments

Leave a reply Cancel reply