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Is Calorie Counting Harmful? Learn English Listening Us Ep 811

2025/5/19
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Hilary: 我很高兴看到卡路里计算和体重观察者不再是主流的减肥模式，因为我认为它们可能是有害的。体重观察者让一代女性认为食物是需要控制和限制的敌人，而不是快乐、美好和健康的来源。我认为，这些被推广的限制性减肥方法在饮食失调中起了一定的作用。饮食失调的兴起和体重观察者及卡路里计算的成功发生在同一时间段，这让我觉得很有意思。体重观察者可能会引发身体厌恶、食物痴迷和低自我价值。许多人超重是因为可获得的食物类型，而食物工业要对人们超重负责，他们努力确保我们吃的食物在脂肪和糖分含量上达到完美的平衡，导致我们自动吃得比我们原本打算的要多。卡路里计算的概念有些过时了，科学已经进步了，如果你想减肥，你不需要计算卡路里。消除超加工食品和碳水化合物对大多数人来说可能会产生奇效。我希望这种类型的医疗保健能够更加普及，人们能够了解哪种类型的饮食最适合他们和他们的身体。让我们告别卡路里计算和它所带来的痛苦吧。

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This chapter explores the history of calorie counting, its association with Weight Watchers, and its potential negative impacts on people's relationship with food and the rise of eating disorders. It questions the effectiveness and long-term consequences of this weight loss method.
  • Calorie counting is a traditional weight loss method.
  • Weight Watchers, a billion-dollar industry, is no longer successful.
  • Calorie restriction may have altered how a generation views food.
  • The rise of eating disorders correlates with the popularity of calorie counting.

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Losing weight by calorie counting? Remember Weight Watchers? In today's English listening lesson https://adeptenglish.com/lessons/) discover how science has moved on, and calorie counting might not just be outdated it could actually be harmful.

"Diet culture is a life thief. It steals your time, energy, and mental space—things you’ll never get back." Christy Harrison, MPH, RD

Subscription Episode 72 follow-up: We explore how Weight Watchers-style diets may have damaged food perception and perhaps fuelled the rise in eating disorders. The good news? Science-backed weight loss is here. This eye-opening lesson improves your English and challenges diet culture.

Why This Matters for English Learners? It will help you expand your English vocabulary with terms like 'calorie restriction' and 'eating disorders' for current health debates and discussing global issues such as obesity. Diets are everywhere. Understand the science to follow conversations and share your views. Ready to learn https://adeptenglish.com/company/learning-system/) English and rethink weight loss? Let's begin.

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