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One of the most significant trends in road bike, mountain bike and gravel bike design has been the move to ever-wider tyres. Thats resulted in an increase in wheel rim widths too, because theres a need to support the wider tyres properly to ensure they perform optimally and safely.

The improved accessibility of carbon rims, in place of alloy, has helped enable the increase in rim widths by reducing the weight and increasing the strength of the material required to make a rim wider.

Heres everything you need to know about rim width.

Key measures are the rims outer width, its inner width and its depth. Enve

The width of a bicycle wheel rim is the distance across the rim from edge to edge. Thats as opposed to the depth, which is the distance measured from the outer circumference to the inner circumference of the rim.

Rim width is usually quoted as two figures:

Its worth noting that some aero rims (mainly seen in road bike wheels) bulge out further lower down the rim profile. In these wheels, the overall external rim width will be greater than the external rim width at the tyre bead.

The internal rim width (in the position where the tyre beads sit) is where official measurements for tyre compatibility and safety are taken, and are the vital measurements to pay attention to.

Rim and tyre width both have a significant effect on tyre profile. Katherine Moore / Immediate Media

There are a number of reasons why rim width is important.

Firstly, it determines which tyre sizes will fit safely.

As a general rule, a very wide tyre on a narrow rim will be unstable thanks to inadequate support for the sidewalls and large air volume.

Similarly, mounting a tyre that is too narrow for a wide rim risks insecure fitting and damage to the rim if you strike an object as you ride.

Rim and tyre widths are determined by the ETRTO (European Tyre and Rim Technical Organisation), with a range of sizes that are deemed safely compatible. You should never ride a wheel and tyre combination outside of the safe range.

Although most wheel makers publish both internal and external rim width measurements, its the internal width that is most important when it comes to safe compatibility with tyres.

In general, a tyre will be wider than the visible external rim, but there are limits to how much wider it can be before it falls outside the safe range.

That said, there are examples of external rim widths that measure wider than the widths of the tyre, while remaining safe. This is usually in pursuit of maximising aerodynamic efficiency.

Wider rims are a trend in both road and mountain bikes, assisted by the use of carbon fibre. Alex Evans / Our Media

Rims have become a lot wider in recent years, with some road bike rims having an internal width of around 25mm or more, whereas 17mm or even narrower was a more usual width a few years ago.

External rim widths have also grown in tandem. External widths of 28mm or more are now common, and aero rims designed for maximum efficiency may be significantly wider still.

Hunts 60 Limitless Aero Disc wheelset has rims with an external width of 34mm, for example.

Theres been a similar expansion in the width of mountain bike wheel rims, with some as wide as 40mm across the rim bed.

Wide internal rim width can plump 28mm tyres up to over 30mm. Simon von Bromley / Our Media

As rim widths grow, the real width of a mounted tyre may increase too.

Most road bike tyres and gravel tyres are now designed around an ETRTO standard rim with a 19mm internal width, meaning they should measure true to their stated size on such rims.

Using rims with an internal width greater than 19mm will therefore see the inflated width of those tyres increase in tandem.

A nominally 700 x 28c road bike tyre may actually measure around 30mm wide on rims with a 21mm internal width, for example.

This results in the volume of air contained in the tyre being significantly larger. For example, a 700 x 28c tyre will contain around 15 per cent more air when stretched to a 30mm width than at 28mm on a narrower rim.

Actual tyre width varies significantly with rim width. Enve

You can also get the extra volume without the additional weight a nominally wider tyre would bring.

In turn, that means that tyre pressure can be lowered because the weight of the bike and rider is supported over a larger surface area.

Road riders in particular typically run much lower tyre pressures than they did a few years ago, because doing so can bring benefits in comfort and rolling resistance.

The effect is less pronounced with mountain bike tyres, which have much larger air volumes already. Incremental increases in rim and tyre width lead to proportionately less increase in the air volume in the tyre, although there are other effects of increased rim width, as described below.

Vernier calipers enable you to measure the internal and external width of your rims accurately. Russell Eich / Immediate Media

There are two widths to measure: the internal width and the external width. The internal width is more important for the safety of the wheel-tyre interface, while the external width is significant for frame clearance, aerodynamics and brake compatibility (if youre running rim brakes).

Typically, wheel makers will quote rim width on spec sheets for their wheels.

If not, to get an accurate measurement of rim width, you need a set of Vernier calipers. These can measure the width of your rim precisely, either digitally or with a scale embossed on the caliper.

There are two sets of jaws to Vernier callipers and you use the main outside-facing ones to measure the rims outer width and the smaller inward-facing ones to measure the internal width.

You can also get a rough estimate, down to around a millimetre, using a ruler to eyeball the rim width.

Many brands have guides to help you match rims and tyes. Continental

There are various online resources you can refer to, including Schwalbes guide to recommended tyre widths for different rim widths. Other tyre makers, including WTB, have similar charts and most wheel makers will also provide a recommended tyre width range for their wheels.

Mountain bike tyres can usually be a little wider relative to the rim width than road bike tyres, because they have more inherent structural rigidity.

These recommendations will be based on the ETRTOs recommendations, and should always be adhered to.

There are no hard and fast rules when it comes to the ideal rim width. Matthew Loveridge / Immediate Media

Theres no one answer to this question, but it will depend largely on the kind of riding you want to do, and the experience you want to have from your wheel and tyre combination.

As weve mentioned above, rims have become progressively wider over the last few years.

In general, modern road bike rims are between 19mm and 25mm wide, whereas mountain bike rims are between 25mm and 35mm wide. Gravel bike wheel rims are towards the top end of the range for road bikes.

Wider rims can lead to better aerodynamics for road bike wheels. Hunt

Wider rims can offer a more rounded, less light-bulb-esque tyre shape that can improve handling. They can also offer aerodynamic advantages, because a wider rim is typically better able to recapture the airflow from the tyre and help reduce turbulence.

The main drawback of wider rims is that, all else being equal, they tend to be heavier than narrower ones. Though the performance benefits generally outweigh the negatives created by that increased weight, it may be something to consider.

If your tyres are towards the upper end of the spectrum 28mm or above for road tyres, 42mm and above for gravel tyres and 2.6in and above for mountain bike tyres your rim width should be wider for optimum tyre support.

You also need to consider your frames clearance. A wide tyre on a wide rim may push how much space there is between the frame and the perimeter of the tyre.

HED was an early advocate of wider rims for road bike wheels. Steve Sayers / Our Media

Opinions on rim width have changed significantly over the last few years. So whereas 17mm or narrower was a typical internal rim width eight or 10 years ago, 19mm is now a more usual starting point, and many road bike wheels now have much larger internal widths.

HED was the first brand to promote the benefits of wider rims and we remarked on the 23mm external width of its HED Ardennes wheels and the ancillary benefit of better aerodynamics and lower tyre pressures as long ago as 2008.

It took more than 10 years for the mainstream to catch on, but wide rims are now a feature of wheels from almost every wheel maker. For example Zipps wheels typically have 23mm internal width rims and ENVEs go as wide as 25mm internal.

A wide rim may mean the side knobs are not positioned to provide optimal cornering grip. Jack Tennyson / Our Media

As with road bikes, theres been a trend towards wider rims on mountain bike wheels.

With hard turns under compression a feature of mountain biking, the ability of wider rims to provide a less light-bulb-shaped tyre profile and reduce the tendency of the tyre to deform when turning is the key reason, just as with road bikes.

Older mountain bike wheelsets tended to come with 25mm internal width rims, but this has increased to 30 or 35mm internal in many modern mountain bike wheelsets.

Note that whereas mountain bike tyre widths are usually expressed in inches, rim widths are given in millimetres.

There are a couple of issues with going ever-wider though.

First, wider rims may lose rigidity over narrower ones because theres more material between the point of attachment of the spokes and the rims edge. That potentially makes the rim more prone to damage.

Weight also increases. Thats less of an issue with carbon rims, which can be built stronger for a given width, while still being lighter than alloy, which is a driver of the trend for carbon wheels in mountain biking in particular.

A tyre will deform less under cornering load if its supported by a wider rim. Elite Wheels

Secondly, as rim width increases, the tyre profile becomes more flat, so theres more of the tyres tread in contact with the ground. Thats great for straight-line grip, but means the knobs on the edge of the tyre designed to give you cornering grip arent there when you do make a turn, so your ability to turn at may speed actually decrease.

The Zipp 3Zero Moto wheels rim is designed to flex under asymmetric load. Zipp

Zipp makes a benefit of the decreased rigidity of wider rims with its 30mm internal-width 3Zero Moto wheelsets rims. These have a single-wall carbon rim (meaning it doesnt have a hollow mid-section, as many other rims do) and are designed to flex under cornering load. This results, Zipp says, in less chance of rim and tyre damage, greater traction and a smoother ride, among other benefits.

The wider tyres typically fitted to 650b wheels mean rims are usually wider than 700c gravel wheels. Katherine Moore

As with mountain bikes, gravel bike wheels have to cope with high loads on uneven surfaces. Gravel bike tyres are wider than road bike tyres, so considerations of tyre-wall support lead to wider rims than on road-going wheelsets.

Although many gravel bikes come fitted with road-going wheelsets, its increasingly likely they will have gravel-specific wheels with wider rims.

Mavics Allroad gravel wheels, for example, have rim widths between 22mm and 25mm depending on the model, with many of the latest gravel wheels from most brands sitting around the 25mm mark.

650b gravel bike wheel rims tend to go even wider, to better support the wider tyres typical with this wheel size. For example, ENVEs G-series wheels are 23mm internal width in 700c, but 27mm internally in 650b size.

Hookless rims can be lighter and cheaper, but they require precise tolerances. Warren Rossiter / Our Media

Carbon bicycle rims are increasingly going hookless, with a straight profile to the edges of the rim rather than having a rounded hooked section at the top edge to help retain the tyre.

In a hookless rim, a close fit between the rim and the tyre holds the two together and prevents the tyre from popping off the rim.

This relies on precise tolerances in making the rim and the tyre, which havent always been the case in the past.

Although hookless rims are only compatible with tubeless tyres, some wheel brands are known to specify which tyres will work with their hookless rims and dont recommend using tyres other than these. Some tyre makers will also stipulate that their tyres should only be used on hooked rims.

A hookless rim has a straight-edged profile to the rim. Hunt Bike Wheels

The main advantages of hookless rims are that they can be made lighter, and theres less manufacturing complexity, which can make them cheaper.

The tyre-to-rim interface may also be smoother, which some manufacturers cite as an aerodynamic advantage to hookless rims.

Hookless rims are easier to use in mountain bike wheels, where tyre pressure is a lot lower than with road wheels. At higher road wheel pressures, there is a greater risk of the tyre separating from the rim, particularly if hitting an object at speed, which could result in explosive loss of pressure, damage to the rim and a crash.

ENVE is one of many brands that now use hookless rims for their road bike wheels. Warren Rossiter / Our Media

Brands such as Zipp and ENVE, who have introduced hookless beads on many of their road bike wheelsets, recommend a maximum tyre pressure (typically 72.5psi / 5 BAR or less), which is much lower than has been typically used by road cyclists in the past.

This gives headroom for sudden increases in tyre pressure seen when the tyre is compressed by hitting objects, as described above, and helps prevent blow-offs.

The trend to wider rims for road bike wheels helps here, because you dont need to run such high pressures for the same support.

For optimum performance and safety, then, its important to pay close attention to wheel manufacturers recommendations for compatible tyre sizes and pressures.

For more information and advice, on topics such as silencing noisy disc brakes and repairing punctured tubeless tyres, check out our workshop hub page.

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Traffic signalsandlocal traffic managementhave been removed from Cleveland Bridge,whichnowhas aweightmonitoring system in place.ANPRcameras have also been installed to capturethe details ofanyvehiclesin breach of the weight limit.

Over the past few weeks engineershaveinstalledthemonitoring systemwhich will provideongoing confidence that thebridge remains safeasit isbrought back into service.

It followsarecommendation fora staged approach toreopening theGrade II* listedbridge. Initially the 18-tonne temporary load restrictionwillremainandif monitoring showsthereareno issues the bridge could technically and safely open to normal traffic loads of 44 tonnes.Apassive support systemcould be designed to provide longer term surety.

Councillor Manda Rigby, cabinet member for Transport, said: As ever, our prime motivation in doing these works on the historic bridge is to ensure that safety comes first. Iam pleased to see that it is now possible to open to two-way traffic with an 18 tonne weight limit, the traffic signalswereremoved on Sundayevening, andmonitoring and enforcement equipment has been fitted.

Thebridge load will becloselymonitoredand wehave installedANPR camerasto capture the details ofany vehiclesbreachingtheweight restriction.Drivers that do flout the restriction are being warned that they could face prosecutionbroughtby Trading Standardsor the Police or via a Fixed Penalty Notice. It is a criminal offence to contravene a traffic regulation order.

Anyone using the bridgewill still see some final masonry works going on now the scaffold has been taken down as part of its refurbishment andI reallywant to thank businesses and residents living on andnear Cleveland Bridge for their patience during this complex refurbishmentofa 200-year-old structure.

Over the spring and summer engineers carried out careful and detailed assessments,as well as further computer modelling,following the discovery of unexpected corrosion in hanger bars at the start of year. More accurate informationon the degree of section loss to the worst affected group of bars became available using castings of the bars.

A detailedreportsaidan intelligent monitoring systemwouldallow the structure to be brought back into service following a period of monitoring under test loads.

Using the monitoring system would provide early detection of the onset of changes in the characteristic fingerprint response of the structure and enable the introduction of control measures to ensure public safety in a considered, timely and measured way.

Masonry works,which couldnt be completed while scaffolding wasin place,will continue underneaththe bridge for a number of weeks and the contractors works compound will be scaled back.

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The Police and Trading Standards have the power to enforce weight restrictions, however there is no statutory duty to take enforcement action and they may not have the resource to do so.

It is a criminal offence to contravene a TRO [section 5 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984].

A person guilty of an offence is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale (1,000) [Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988, sections 9 & 33(1), and Schedule 2, Part I].

It is also subject to the fixed penalty regime [Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 , section 51, and Schedule 3].

Generally, enforcement is by the police, though there are a small number of local areas where the police enforce alongside local Trading Standards. Trading Standards are generally unable to enforce effectively alone because, unlike the police, they cannot stop vehicles, get instant replies from DVLA on owner details, or issue on the spot fines (fixed penalties).

However, enforcement can involve the use of ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) cameras, vehicle stops and checks and working with local companies and drivers to educate them on permitted routes.

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One of the most common beliefs on fasted cardio is that by exercising on an empty stomach, youre more likely to burn fat. This is, theoretically, true. A meta-analysis of 273 people compared fasted cardio to fed cardio and found that those who did fasted cardio burned more fat, but as mentioned in our fasted cardio guide, this is purely an acute effect. In other words, you may burn more fat during fasted cardio, but it wont affect your body composition in the long run.

This has also been scientifically proven. One study compared 10 women who did fasted cardio every day for four weeks to 10 women who had a shake before exercising, and the results showed no difference in fat loss between the two groups.

Another study found that over a 24-hour period, the rate of fat burn could actually be slightly higher when training in a fed state compared to after fasting.

Now, much of what weve touched upon so far relates to fat burning, so what if thats not your goal? Well, training in a fed state could also be better for your hormones and athletic performance, particularly as women. This is something Renee McGregor, a sports dietitian, and Dr Stacy Sims, a female physiology expert and author of ROAR, are keen to set straight, so we caught up with them for everything you need to know.

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Before we go any further, were not saying you need to totally throw in the towel on fasted cardio. If done safely (which well come onto further down), there are some benefits. Its efficient, for one, and it may well be better for those of who you often feel nauseous if you eat prior to a workout (one study proved that this is more likely to occur on a full stomach).

Doing too much intense fasted cardio, however, could cause your hormones to go haywire. The source of this is an increased sensitivity to low energy availability (i.e. when you deny your body of an important fuel source) compared to that of males. Kisspeptin is a neuropeptide responsible for sex hormones and endocrine and reproductive function, Dr Sims explains.

It plays a significant role in maintaining healthy glucose levels, appetite regulation and body composition. Women have two areas of this in their hypothalamus their brain whereas men have one, so women have a greater sensitivity to changes in their energy balance. This energy balance is disrupted through fasted cardio, as your brain perceives a deficiency in nutrients. Indeed, one study found that fasting decreases the production of kisspeptin, thereby disrupting the release of estrogen and progesterone the two key female reproductive hormones.

Adding exercise into the equation exacerbates a hormonal imbalance further. Firstly, stress hormones like cortisol rise even higher, Dr Sims adds. As you keep increasing that stress with exercise, it reduces your ability to relax. Your thyroid activity is depressed, the key hormone for regulating menstrual cycles; the luteinising hormone (LH) starts to lose its daily pulse and this messes with your menstrual cycle.

Your body also starts storing more belly fat. Now youre facing disrupted menstrual cycles, higher anxiety and stress, impaired performance and often weight gain. Additionally, fasting kicks up the sympathetic (a.k.a. fight or flight) drive in women, producing more anxiety, a greater risk of depression, and impaired sleep patterns (a significant reduction to REM, Rapid Eye Movement, and SWS, Slow Wave Sleep, the two patterns responsible for mental and physical growth and reparation) which can be detrimental to your hormonal health, performance, wellbeing, and body composition.

McGregor adds that your cortisol levels are naturally highest in the morning, so by adding stress to your body and training at a high intensity without any fuel (note the use of high low-intensity fasted cardio may well be beneficial for you, more on that to come), your cortisol levels could become chronically high. Not the one.

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Its not just your hormones that could do with safeguarding, either. While some studies on fasted cardio (albeit on men) have shown that fasted cardio could be beneficial for athletic performance in endurance training (since practicing fasted cardio in the long-term can lead to chronic molecular adaptations that mean your body learns to use fat for fuel when it runs out of glucose from food), fasted cardio could be the reason youre not building strength or muscle mass.

If women train fasted, theyre more likely to tap into lean muscle as an energy source as the body is trying to conserve all fat and carbohydrate stores for critical reproductive functions, Dr Sims tells WH. Sure enough, a study on the livers of mice after intermittent fasting showed that the livers of male mice stopped producing energy storage molecules, whereas the livers of the females made use of all of their available resources, including muscle, in an effort to stock the energy necessary to maintain their reproductive capacities.

Heres the deal: Biologically, women are designed to hold onto fat and carbohydrates because, as far as evolutionary fitness is concerned, her primary purpose is to feed, nurture, and cultivate an entire other human being inside her body for nine months, Dr Sims says.

Women have to create and support another life inside their bodies. They have to provide the food, the water, and the shelter at all times and under all circumstances. If something goes terribly wrong in the outside world, that nutrient flow to the foetus could be interrupted, thus putting her evolutionary purpose at risk. So, having adequate fat stores is key to the success of the baby. This is why a female is more likely to tap into her lean muscle mass to fuel her fasted training sessions than fat stores, further compromising strength and muscle function for performance.

McGregor adds that besides strength and muscle function, the impact fasted cardio and fasted training could have on your reproductive health could also reduce your cognitive function and balance. In turn, those dreaded single-leg exercises may well seem a lot harder.

Fasted training may appear to work for the first few months, because nearly any new training technique will yield some effects in the short term, Dr Sims advises. But the long-term effects for females can be endocrine (hormonal) dysfunction, thereby increasing abdominal fat, depression and potential fat gain. The bottom line is that you should focus on fuelling yourself adequately so that youre able to cover all metabolic processes and replace the energy expended during exercise. To improve training adaptations and performance, fuelling before exercise, and recovering from exercise is critical.

Both Dr Sims and McGregor are huge proponents of training in the fed state, for both physical and mental health, but what is it? Pretty much exactly what it says on the tin; training after youve had a good feed.

The fed state is defined as the metabolic state occurring during the first few hours after ingesting food in which the body is digesting food and absorbing the nutrients, and usually refers to 2-4 hours post eating, McGregor explains.

There is a particular fed state formula you could follow to reap the biggest rewards, which well come onto further down.

By maintaining a hormonal equilibrium (i.e. everything is balanced and working in harmony with one another), McGregor wagers that training in a fed state could yield the following advantages:

This ones all about striking a balance. Eat too much and you could end up feeling like youre going to vom mid-squat. Eat too little and youll run the risk of falling victim to one or more of the above fasted cardio dangers.

In general, before a training session, its encouraged to consume between 0.5-1g of carbohydrate per Kg of body weight, McGregor advises. But this will be individual and dependent on the type and duration of exercise being performed. For example, if you weigh 60kg, youd want to consume between 30-60kg of carbs pre-workout, depending on how long youre going to be training for and the intensity of training youll be doing.

When we asked Dr Sims for her advice, she advised 15g of protein before resistance training and 15g of protein + 30g of carbs before cardio, adding that this is enough to signal to your brain that nutrition is available, but that these numbers only apply to workouts of 90 minutes or less. If youre going to be training for over 90 minutes, youll need to take fuel in to consume during your session.

Heading to your local Maccas for a side of fries probably isnt wise. Who knew? Both McGregor and Dr Sims advise that you go for something easy to digest.

McGregor adds: A banana, large glass of juice, hot cross bun, slice of toast, or one Weetabix are all great options.

That would depend on how much youre eating. If youre going in for a long sesh, McGregor advises 1-3 hours to digest your meal before exercising. If your sesh will be less than 90 minutes and youll only be having a snack before starting exercise, 10-30 minutes should do the trick.

There are two factors to consider: how long each workout is, and how often you do fasted cardio. Providing you stick to the expert advice, fasted cardio could remain a fixture in your regular routine.

Fasted cardio sessions need to be performed at what is known as your first ventilatory threshold, in order for them to be safe, McGregor tells us. This is where your breathing rate is higher than usual, but maintains an easy/recovery pace, each session lasts no more than 60 minutes, and you do them no more than twice a week.

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The negative impact comes when your sessions are of a moderate to high intensity, or you do them too often.

So, to recap, heres what you should stick to:

If your affinity with fasted cardio is less to do with goals and purely because youre not a fan of the feeling of exercising with a full belly, Dr Sims recommends consuming something as simple as a cold brew coffee with protein powder and 4oz of oat milk.

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Fed state vs. fasted training: The pros and cons for women, according to 2 top doctors - Women's Health UK

Bryant Stamford| Special to the Courier Journal

There is no delicate way to put it. Americans are fat and getting fatter every year.

Currently, 38% of men and 41% of women are obese, numbers that have doubled over the past three decades, and worse, the number of fat children and teens has tripled. But, why are we so fat?

The simple explanation is that we eat more calories than we burn each day, leading to an excess of calories in the body that are converted to fat and stored.

An argument can be made that this is not entirely our fault as we have fallen victim to lifestyle trends that sneaked up on us, and this is especially true for our children. For example, consider the role of our school systems. Kids expend fewer calories each day because of a reduction in physical education classes and recess, and less participation in organized sports. In addition, to boost revenue, many school systems have contracts with soft drink and fast-food companies, encouraging unhealthy and fat-promoting eating practices at school.

Add to all this the fact that at home, kids are playing video games or engaging in social media, instead of going outside to play. And, of course, adults move less as well, with space-age appliances, multiple car families, and too much TV, plus working more to pay for the high cost of living.

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Other behind-the-scenes trends have been operating as well, including high fructose corn syrup resulting in more calorically dense soft drinks, snacks and convenience foods. The fast-food industry also was hard at work contributing to American fatness. First was the introduction of "value meals," which combined sugary soft drinks with high-fat French fries and burgers. Soft drinks cause a big insulin response while fries and burgers provide lots of dietary fat calories. Insulin not only regulates blood sugar, but it also promotes the conversion of excess calories into body fat.

Another problem with fast food was the introduction of "supersizing" as the portion of French fries was greatly increased, tripling the number of calories per serving.

At the same time, busy Americans had less time to cook wholesome meals at home, and the frequency of eating out doubled in recent years. Eating out typically results in eating more than you do at home. Not only is volume increased, but restaurants need to appeal to our taste buds to draw us in, which means more emphasis on fat and sugar.

So, what can we do about it?

The American lifestyle combined with our genetic inheritance is the perfect storm when it comes to promoting body fatness. Genetically, we are programmed to survive, and in order to survive, we must have an ongoing supply of energy. No problem, right?

Certainly not in today's society with a fast-food restaurant on every corner. Unfortunately, our genes don't take into account our current ready availability of food. On the contrary, we evolved from early man when eating was unpredictable, and that fact combined with our drive to survive has shaped our behavior in a number of ways, starting with hunger, our strongest drive.

If we are denied food for a prolonged period, the hunger drive is so strong we will do almost anything to assuage it. For example, early man had to be driven hard by hunger every day to put forth the extreme effort required to procure food to feed a family. Now, fast forward to today and imagine being hungry and walking into a fast-food restaurant. Compared to early man, there's no effort involved in getting food, plus there are no limits. As a result, we regularly overeat far more than the body needs.

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Worse, it feels natural, and it is.

When our ancestors selected foods to eat, their choices were limited. If they ate meat, it was wild game, lean and tough and low in fat and calories. The things they could gather or grow, nuts, roots, fruits and vegetables, also were very low in calories. That means they had to eat a lot in order to take in enough energy to survive. This combined with the strong hunger drive and the unreliability of food, caused them to eat as much as possible any time they had the chance.

Fast forward to today, and it's no wonder we find ourselves eating large portions and seeking out all-you-can-eat restaurants. In fact, lack of portion control is a huge factor in obesity, especially with high-calorie foods. Sound familiar?

Sure, because it feels natural, and it is.

When we consume too many calories, our bodies are programmed to take the excess energy and store it in the form of body fat. This, too, makes sense to the body, because carrying around a bunch of extra stored energy in the form of fat takes some of the pressure off needing to consistently find and consume calories in order to survive. If you can't eat for a while, a common occurrence for our ancestors, you can simply tap into the energy you have stored as fat.

This is why your body loves every ounce of fat you have on you, and it always wants more, because more fat means more energy and more energy boosts the odds of survival or, at least it did way back then. Today all this excess fat is killing us, and the fact that our body loves fat helps explains why it is so reluctant to shed fat and keep it off.

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The bottom line is the deck is stacked against us when it comes to weight management. Our lifestyle combined with our genetic programming conspire to make us fat. Ironically, it all feels quite natural, and it is. This doesnt mean its impossible to buck the odds. Not at all. But it takes considerable dedication and effort, plus you cannot let your guard down.

Let me add that the worst mistake you can make is to allow yourself to gain body fat with the thought that you will take it off later. Its much easier to prevent gaining fat than it is to lose it.

Reach Bryant Stamford, a professor of kinesiology and integrative physiology at Hanover College, at stamford@hanover.edu.

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Jaimy Lee

A decades-old law is keeping older adults in the U.S. from trying new weight-management therapies like Wegovy -- and drug companies are paying millions of dollars to try to get it changed.

A pair of new drugs offer something many Americans desperately want: a way to lose weight.

In clinical trials, Novo Nordisk's Wegovy helped adults lose about 15% of their body weight. The drug, which received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last year, had such a successful launch that it's now in short supply. Eli Lilly's (LLY) tirzepatide, meanwhile, is still in clinical trials, but data from a Phase 3 trial showed that people taking the drug lost up to 22% of their body weight.

For the roughly 42% of Americans who are obese, these results are nothing short of a miracle.

Wall Street is thrilled, predicting a global market for the drugs as big as $54 billion by 2030. And physicians feel they finally have a new treatment option for their patients. "I was prescribing Wegovy almost as fast as I could," said Elizabeth Fryoux, a physician who practices obesity medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

And there is more research coming: Lilly and Novo are also running studies to figure out if the same drugs can reduce the risk of death or improve outcomes for conditions like high blood pressure and stroke that often go hand in hand with obesity.

But there are roadblocks to getting these therapies to patients who need them. Late last year, Wegovy ran into supply issues brought on by a combination of high demand and production issues involving the syringes used in the pens that inject the medication. The issues are expected to resolve sometime beforethe end of the year. The stigma surrounding obesity, meanwhile, may be discouraging insurers and policymakers from covering these drugs.

The drugs developed by Novo and Lilly to treat obesity have both been approved, in different formulations, to treat Type 2 diabetes. Those therapies -- Novo's Ozempic and Lilly's Mounjaro, which got FDA approval in May -- are covered by Medicare, the federal health-insurance program for older adults and people with disabilities. Medicare doesn't cover Wegovy or other FDA-approved weight-management therapies, including Vivus' Qsymia.

"If we have a drug that is Wegovy that is for weight loss, and it's not covered, but we have a drug that is Ozempic, and it's for diabetes, the exact same drug is covered," said Holly Lofton, a physician who works in obesity medicine at NYU Langone Health in New York City. "There's not a drug issue. There's a 'we don't want to treat this patient' issue. That comes from stigma or discrimination or lack of knowledge about obesity as a condition."

A decades-old law prohibits Medicare from covering prescription drugs to treat weight gain or weight loss. That means the roughly 49 million people in the U.S. who get their prescription drug coverage from Medicare would have to spend more than $1,300 a month for a Wegovy prescription, putting access far out of reach for many. Even for people with private health insurance, these drugs may not be covered. Less than 10% of people have commercial health insurance that covers weight-management therapies like Wegovy.

But an aggressive lobbying push in Washington and quiet support in different parts of the Biden administration indicate that the longstanding rule is being reconsidered. The House Appropriations Committee in June described Medicare coverage for obesity drugs as a "matter of health equity." The Office of Personnel Management, the federal government's human resources department, this year reiterated that obesity drugs can't be excluded from insurance plans for federal workers. "The bottom line is that we follow the science and, in this instance, the science is telling us that we should recommend uptake of anti-obesity drugs more strongly than we did previously," an OPM spokesperson told MarketWatch.

This line of thinking suggests that "additional federal coverage may not be far behind," said UBS analyst Colin Bristow.

Ted Kyle runs ConscienHealth, an obesity advocacy organization. "That momentum comes from people having a better understanding of what we're dealing with," he said. "Ten years ago, policymakers would come out and say, 'Fat people need to eat less and move more.'"

A vanity drug or an outdated policy?

Until recently, the medical community often blamed obesity on a lack of willpower or a mismatch between calories consumed and calories burned. The American Medical Association now considers obesity a disease, and doctors describe patients as having overweight or obesity, not as being overweight and obese, and refer to weight management, not weight loss.

But that shift in thinking is still relatively new -- the American Board of Obesity Medicine, which certifies physicians who work in this field, was set up in 2011 -- and challenges remain. A story published last spring in The New York Times reported that a health insurer had declined to cover Wegovy for a patient on the grounds that it's a "vanity drug."

"That feels so stigmatizing," said Diana Thiara, medical director of the University of California San Francisco's weight management program.

The Medicare ban on covering weight-loss drugs, which was part of the implementation of the Medicare Part D program in 2003, likely results from that same stigma. It also followed the fenfluramine phentermine ("fen-phen") crisis of the late 1990s, in which the stimulants fenfluramine and dexfenfluramine, prescribed for short-term use for weight loss, were pulled from the market when it was discovered they could cause heart-valve damage that in some cases resulted in death.

The newest class of weight-management drugs -- as well as therapies like Qsymia and Currax Pharmaceuticals' Contrave, which were approved about a decade ago -- are not stimulants. Wegovy, which is the first new weight-management drug to have been approved since 2014, is a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist, while tirzepatide is a GIP (glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide) and GLP-1 receptor agonist. When paired with physical activity and calorie reduction, they help slow digestion and increase the release of insulin so that patients end up feeling full faster and for longer.

"These actually are now very physiologic," Lofton said. "Most of them [are] hormones that we're giving people to adjust their gut and brain pathways to send different messages about hunger and fullness and desire to eat."

Medicare does pay for bariatric surgery and behavioral weight-loss therapy. Over the years, legislative fixes to the medication ban have been proposed, including the Treat and Reduce Obesity Act, which has been introduced several times over the past decade, most recently in March of 2021. Lilly and Novo are both lobbying to change the Medicare language, and physicians, including NYU's Lofton, have also been calling on lawmakers to do so.

So far, those efforts have not been successful.

"Medicare is behind the times, and it's hampered by its own outdated policies," said Dorothea Vafiadis, director of the National Council on Aging's Center for Healthy Aging. "If you look at the CMS stated commitment, they are designed to close gaps in healthcare access, quality, and outcomes for underserved populations. And this really kind of flies in the face of that commitment."

The National Council on Aging, along with obesity advocacy organizations such as the Obesity Action Coalition, receive funding from the drug companies that market or are developing weight-management therapies. So do Kyle and Lofton, among other physicians and advocates. These financial relationships, though common in U.S. medicine and public policy, also underscore the billions of dollars in sales that may be at stake for Lilly and Novo.

A $54 billion market

Companies are racing not only to develop the most effective weight-management drug but to market the one that can best improve outcomes for obese patients beyond losing weight.

Novo expects to have the first batch of data from its Phase 3 clinical trial -- which will show whether Wegovy can reduce the risk of heart disease and stroke -- by mid-2023, according to a spokesperson. (The company also makes Saxenda, an older weight-management drug that's been shown to reduce body weight by about 5%.) Lilly, which is expected to soon file for FDA approval of tirzepatide as a weight-management therapy, also plans to launch a Phase 3 trial later this year to evaluate whether its drug can reduce morbidity and mortality.

If either study shows positive results, it could change the conversation with insurers and employers, because the value of an individual patient taking one of these medications will then be twofold. Not only will patients lose weight, but their comorbidities may improve, possibly averting costly medical care down the line.

Morgan Stanley predicts an obesity-drug market as large as $54 billion by 2030. UBS predicts $25 billion in peak sales for tirzepatide, which would make it "one of the bestselling drugs in history," according to the bank's analysts. SVB Securities puts peak sales expectations for tirzepatide, taking into account its potential use for both diabetes and obesity, a little lower, at roughly $21 billion. For context, Humira, AbbVie's rheumatoid-arthritis drug, is the world's top-selling drug, generating $20.7 billion in annual sales in 2021.

"Historically, [insurance] payers viewed obesity drugs like they did Botox for wrinkles. They viewed it as something that was a cosmetic drug that should not be covered by insurance," said David Risinger, an SVB analyst. "There needs to be a rethinking of coverage when there are drugs that offer transformational health benefits for a disease, even if it's common."

If that's the case, think of these drugs less like Botox and more like a new knee.

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According to the CDC, 94 million Americans are living with high cholesterol. "There are ways to manage high cholesterol, and the wonderful news is that heart disease is 90% preventable," says preventative cardiologist Leslie Cho, MD. "Even if you have a significant family history of high cholesterol, you can prevent heart disease." Here are five ways to reverse bad cholesterol, fast. Read onand to ensure your health and the health of others, don't miss these Sure Signs You've Already Had COVID.

Avoiding saturated and trans fats can help lower cholesterol. "You can lower your cholesterol by limiting the type of foods you eat," says Dr. Cho. "This means becoming a food label reader. There should be no more than 2 grams of fat per serving, and it should account for less than 7% of your daily calorie intake. Trans fats have a very negative impact on the body. Not only do they worsen your cholesterol, but they also increase your markers of inflammation." This can lead to inflamed blood vessels, a risk factor for heart attacks."

Belly fat is strongly linked to high cholesterol. "Importantly, central obesity is a marker for increased inflammation within the body, which can result in cholesterol buildup in your blood vessels," says Joshua Septimus, MD, associate professor of clinical medicine and medical director of Houston Methodist Primary Care Group Same Day Clinics. "It's also a marker for unstable plaque. Remember, once plaque becomes unstable, the risk of stroke and heart attack increase."

Losing weight can have a significant impact on cholesterol levels, doctors say. "If you lose even a small amount of weight, your HDL will go up and your LDL will come down," says Dr. Cho. "Losing five to 10 pounds can lower your total cholesterol by 5% to 10%."

Not smoking can positively impact cholesterol levels, doctors say. "Smoking causes inflammation and damage to your blood vessels, leading to unstable cholesterol plaque and, ultimately, increases your risk of plaque rupture," says Dr. Septimus.

Regular exercise is key to lowering cholesterol and keeping it down. "Exercise is a great place to start if you're trying to lower bad cholesterol," says Dr. Cho. "But it doesn't stop there. Combining exercise with healthier diet and lifestyle choices makes the most impact. Always check with your doctor before starting an exercise program, especially if your high cholesterol is putting you at more immediate risk for heart disease or stroke,"6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e

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Weight loss is much more beneficial for people with excess weight compared to individuals who are already lean, according to new research.

The study, which published in PLOS Medicine Tuesday, evaluated weight loss strategies and their health effects in nearly 200,000 people and found that people with obesity who lost weight had a significantly lower risk of type 2 diabetes, however, when lean people attempted to lose weight, their risk of type 2 diabetes increased.

Bariatric physicians were surprised to learn that weight loss strategies had such opposite health effects on people depending on their body mass index (BMI) at baseline.

They suspect that underlying biological differences impact how and why peoples bodies respond differently to weight loss efforts.

The main takeaway is that weight loss is beneficial for those who are overweight; lean individuals did not experience the same or more benefit, Dr. Mir Ali, a bariatric surgeon and medical director of MemorialCare Surgical Weight Loss Center at Orange Coast Medical Center in Fountain Valley, CA, told Healthline.

Ali was not involved in the study.

The researchers studied the health data of nearly 200,000 people from three prospective cohort studies conducted between 1988 and 2017.

People were deemed lean if they had a BMI under 25. If it was 25 to 30 they were deemed as having overweight and if it was above 30 they were deemed as having obesity.

The team evaluated various weight-loss strategies including a low-calorie diet, exercise, low-calorie diet and exercise, fasting, a commercial weight loss program (CWLP), and diet pills in people who lost at least 4.5 kilograms, or about 10 pounds.

They also looked at people who did not lose weight.

Of the people who lost at least 4.5 kilograms team found that all of the weight-loss strategies were associated with less weight gain and a lower risk of diabetes among people who have obesity at baseline, however, exercise was the most effective strategy.

The primary determinant for success in obtaining and sustaining weight loss is exercise capacity. This study and many others support this fact once again, says Dr. David Prologo, a board-certified obesity medicine physician, who was not involved with the study.

Over the course of 24 years, people with obesity who exercised had a 21% lower risk of diabetes and those who took diet pills had a 13% lower risk. People, who have overweight and who exercised, had a 9% lower risk of Type 2 diabetes and those who took diet pills had a 42% higher risk of diabetes.

If you are overweight or obese, even moderate weight loss up to 4.5% showed pretty significant gains in overall health and reduction in disease risk, says Dr. Dana Ellis Hunnes, a senior clinical dietitian at UCLA medical center, assistant professor at UCLA Fielding school of public health, and author of Recipe for Survival.

The health effects were opposite among lean people, and according to the study, lean people who intentionally lost weight tended to gain back more weight and have a higher risk of diabetes.

Lean people who exercised in order to lose weight had a 9% greater risk of diabetes and lean individuals who took diet pills or followed a commercial weight loss program to lose weight had a 54% increased risk of diabetes.

These findings are surprising because it would seem that weight loss would be beneficial for everyone; based on this study, lean individuals seem to have a different biological makeup, Ali said.

Obesity causes hormonal and metabolic complications that can contribute to a range of health problems, including type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, hypertension and heart disease.

Hunnes said the risk of diabetes and other health issues can increase depending on a persons weight.

When people, who have obesity, lose weight they eliminate some of the fatty tissue that produces inflammation, disrupts hormonal production, and contributes to insulin resistance.

Decreasing the volume of that tissue directly results in improved health, says Prologo.

Lean individuals, on the other hand, have a different hormonal and metabolic makeup, which likely causes them to respond different to weight loss.

When you are leantrying to lose weight can actually have negative effects on your overall metabolism, mental health, and possibly even overall health as you increase the likelihood youre going to be hungry and eat more and possibly gain weight, says Hunnes.

People who are already lean should engage in maintenance activities, says Prologo. This could include activities such as exercise and eating nutrient-dense whole foods while eliminating or reducing the consumption of ultra-processed foods.

Ali says he often sees people try weight-loss strategies that arent sustainable most diets will work for a time, he says, but the weight comes right back when the diet ends.

The key is making dietary and exercise changes that can be maintained long term, Ali said.

Weight loss is much more beneficial for people with excess weight compared to individuals who are already lean, according to new research. While the mechanisms are unclear, health experts suspect that underlying biological differences impact how peoples bodies respond to weight loss efforts. While even moderate weight loss can lead to significant health gains in people with obesity and overweight, lean people should focus on weight maintenance activities rather than weight loss strategies.

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Garth Brooks is feeling like his younger self! The country music superstar recently wrapped up a 5-night performance in Ireland, and when talking to the press before the event, the 60-year-old revealed that he's back to the weight he was at age 35.

Garth was accompanied by his wife Trisha Yearwood for the concerts in Dublin's Croke Park. The concerts were a reunion of sorts: It marked Garth's return to the venue after performing there in 1997. Garth was inspired to get in shape after revisiting the concert hall from 25 years ago. According to the Irish Mirror, he said, "What happened was, weirdly, at the 25th anniversary of Croke Park and Central Park, and I was sitting there looking at it thinking everyone looks the same"

For Garth, the transformation wasn't about appearances but about performing. He explained that fitness became a priority after being a "soccer dad" to his three daughters for 16 years. He said, "You want to try to be as fit as you can. Because my job is to get to everyone in that stadium. And we have two and a half hours to get it done. So we will be moving a lot. And physically I wanted to not have that as an obstacle.

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Judging by photos from the event, it looks like his mission was accomplished! Garth confirmed, "Im the same weight I was when we played here in 97, thats what I want."

Garth's fans took notice of his new fit physique. Garth and Trisha posted a recent Instagram video, and fans commented on the transformation.

The couple of 16 years treated the trip to Ireland as a second honeymoon. Garth told the Irish Mirror, "Weve spent every anniversary weve ever had with our girls, so this is going to be like our honeymoon, and were just going to go for 2 weeks and just go around and be a couple and I cant imagine a better place to do it than the land of love, this is going to be good."

The Croke Park shows wrapped up Garth's record-breaking stadium tour. We're looking forward to whatever's next for the star.

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Ever since her rise to fame in 2007, Khlo Kardashian has battled with her body image after being constantly compared to her sisters. In 2015, the star recalled being made to feel like the fat sister by the media, and opened up about the devastating impact that it had on the way that she viewed herself. I didnt really realize that I was the fat sister, if you will, until I went on TV and the media started saying that about me, she told People magazine at the time. I almost let that take ownership of me. [But really] I wasn't fat. I wasn't obese. But I would let society make me believe that I was." Khlo went on to admit that shed never felt negatively about her body until she found fame, and growing up, she felt beautiful despite looking different from Kim and Kourtney Kardashian. "I knew I didn't look like my sisters and I didn't have those shapes, but I didn't think that was wrong," she explained. "I had parents who were incredibly loving and nurturing and always made me feel beautiful so I never really questioned that." But as her star power grew, Khlo began to transform her body and before long weight loss had become an established part of her brand whether it be through her 2017 reality series, Revenge Body, or her book, Strong Looks Better Naked. Despite her image overhaul throughout the years, her ongoing, deep-rooted insecurities were highlighted in April 2021, when an unedited bikini picture went viral after it was accidentally posted online. Khlo looked sensational in the unauthorized photo, but she was reported to have been embarrassed and freaked out by it, and social media accounts that reposted the image were threatened with legal action in her bid to scrub it from the internet. The star addressed the leak on Instagram a few days later, where she admitted to struggling with body image her whole life. Khlo went on to add: In truth, the pressure, constant ridicule and judgment my entire life to be perfect and meet [others'] standards of how I should look has been too much to bear. Its almost unbearable trying to live up to the impossible standards that the public have all set for me, she continued, before declaring: My body, my image and how I choose to look and what I want to share is my choice. It's not for anyone to decide or judge what is acceptable or not anymore." And when Khlo was left heartbroken by her then-partner Tristan Thompsons paternity scandal eight months later, she appeared to lose even more weight. On Thursday, a source told BuzzFeed News that Tristan and Khlo were secretly engaged when it was revealed via leaked court documents that he was expecting a baby with personal trainer Maralee Nichols. Tristan had attempted to keep the scandal from Khlo and appeared to have no intention of telling her that he had a baby on the way with another woman. It has since been revealed that Tristan was also encouraging Khlo to go forward with their surrogacy plans for their second baby, and the embryo was transferred to the surrogate just days before news of Maralees pregnancy broke online and Khlo found out with the rest of the world. Khlo opened up about the devastating impact that Tristans betrayal had on her in last weeks premiere episode of The Kardashians Season 2, where she also discussed her surrogacy journey and sons birth in July for the first time. And in this weeks episode, which was filmed earlier in the year, Kim revealed that their younger sisters, Kendall and Kylie Jenner, had expressed concern for Khlos extreme weight loss amid all of the drama. Looking at her sister as they lounged on a bed together, Kim said: You look very skinny. I will say that Kendall and Kylie not that Im trying to out them but they did text me and say that they were a little concerned for you because youre really skinny. I said, 'I think she's a bit stressed.'" As the camera cut to Khlo, she appeared to be elated by the comment as a huge smile crept across her face and she held a hand to her chest in disbelief. And Kendall said it? she grinned as she asked Kim. The model?! Kendall said it, Kim confirmed. I said, 'no, guys, shes fine,' and I said, 'you absolutely have every right to be concerned, but Im telling you shes fine.' Ignoring the concern from which these comments were made, Khlo let out an excited gasp and playfully posed with her leg in the air while smiling to herself. Later in the episode, Khlo visited Kendall at her home and as they hugged and said hello, Kendall exclaimed, Youre so skinny! to which Khlo replied, Oh my gosh, youre so skinny! Kendall then repeated, Youre so skinny! And both scenes left viewers at home feeling a little uncomfortable, with many expressing their sadness at Khlos gleeful reaction to being told that people are concerned about her due to her weight loss. So sad to see Khlo look delighted when Kim tells her shes skinny and theyre all worried about her, one person wrote on a Reddit thread. Someone replied: And then her and Kendall hugging and celebrating being skinny wtf. Yeah. I was kinda done with that. Sisters apparently expressing concern about her health & she celebrates? another user wrote. The sentiment was echoed in a second Reddit thread, where a user commented: So fucking sad to watch Khloe react with pure elation as Kim told her the siblings expressed concern over her dramatic weight loss Its almost as if the only thing her self worth is tied to now is her BMI Why was Khloe literally excited that Kendall thought she was getting too skinny ?! another asked. One person replied: Shes been told for so long that shes overweight by her family and media that it can be validating to hear the opposite, especially when people think youre skinny enough that they get concerned. Its sad though. Others werent impressed with the way that the show presented the concern, with a fan writing: Then they just glossed over it? Completely erasing the severity and complexity of her new weight loss they couldve turned the moment into a meaningful conversation and also maybe added a trigger warning. This isn't the first time that the Kardashians have been called out for glorifying weight loss. In 2018 Kim was forced to apologize after her sisters shared a series of videos where they praised her for being "skinny," and she joyfully responded to being called "anorexic." And earlier this year Kim was also criticized by a registered dietician for setting a "terrible example" and "perpetuating eating disorders" by boasting about losing a significant amount of weight to fit into her Met Gala dress. Elsewhere in Thursday's episode of The Kardashians, Khlo did go on to admit that she was struggling, explaining: Its a lot, but I just like to isolate and deal with things on my own and everyone has problems so why would I bring it, youve just got to deal with that. What I do know is that all of it sucks and its humiliating, its hurtful, I just dont have anything else to give, she added. Khlo and Tristan have had an on-and-off relationship since 2016, which has been dogged with infidelity. Just days before Khlo gave birth to their first child daughter True in 2018, it was revealed that Tristan had been cheating on her throughout her pregnancy. The following year, he was caught kissing Kylies thenbest friend Jordyn Woods at a party, and it has now been revealed that Tristan proposed to Khlo that December, even though they werent officially back together at the time. Khlo turned him down, but a source told BuzzFeed News that they revisited the subject of an engagement in February 2021 and she accepted, but they did not publicly announce the news. One month after their engagement, Tristan left the 30th birthday party that Khlo had thrown for him to have sex with Maralee who hed been seeing sporadically for sex for months prior. Maralee got pregnant and ended up filing legal documents against Tristan for child support and pregnancy-related expenses. In the paperwork, she claimed that Tristan had offered her $75,000 to get an abortion and warned her that hed play no role in their childs life. Khlo was unaware of Maralee, her pregnancy, and Tristans lawsuit until it was reported in the press in December 2021, shortly before Maralee gave birth to her son, Theo. Khlos second child with Tristan, a baby boy, was already on the way at this point, but Khlo ended their engagement and is now said to only speak to Tristan about parenting-related matters. incoming

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Almost four in five (78%) Americans say it is possible to love your body and still want to lose weight.

Thats according to a new survey of 2,000 Americans who are looking to lose weight, where about half (51%) also reported having felt or experienced body shame due to their weight.

Most commonly, that shame came from a friend (51%), partner or spouse (46%), family member (45%) or doctor (40%).

After experiencing body shame, respondents shared feeling like they have no willpower (60%), like its their fault (55%) and that theyre lazy (52%).

Thus, its not surprising that the majority (65%) are willing to try anything to lose weight, no matter how restrictive or unreasonable the approach might sound.

Conducted by OnePoll on behalf ofWeightWatchers (WW), the survey explored Americans mindsets when looking to lose weight, including how culture, society and ones environment might impact their frame of mind.

While 77% of respondents said that having a community of like-minded people is important to them, along with accountability (73%), some also reported being hesitant to share their weight loss journey with others.

In fact, more than half (56%) said their journey is a personal experience they want to keep private, and 45% avoid sharing so as not to be shamed for wanting to lose weight.

Weight-based stigma is pervasive and pernicious in our society. This stigmatization and shaming is cruel and harmful. It leads people to engage in unhealthy behaviors and has lasting effects on how people view themselves neither of which are helpful for a successful weight loss journey, said Gary Foster, PhD, author of The Shift: 7 Powerful Mindset Changes for Lasting Weight Loss and Chief Scientific Officer at WeightWatchers. Its crucial to view the journey as something youre doing for yourself and not against yourself.

For the majority of respondents (69%), minimizing the risk of other health issues associated with weight gain was their top motivator for losing weight.

This was followed by improving self-esteem and confidence (65%) as well as looking and feeling their best (62%).

The survey also took a larger look at how Americans think about themselves and their weight loss journey.

While exercise and diet topped the list as two essential factors, 85% agreed that your mindset is important when looking to lose weight.

When it comes to peoples mindset, almost two-thirds (63%) believe theyre more likely to focus on whats not going well than what is.

Even so, when facing a setback on a weight loss journey, 75% are more likely to speak negatively to themselves than they would to a friend.

And while almost two-thirds (65%) expect setbacks to happen on a regular basis, 76% agreed that once they hit an obstacle or setback, they feel discouraged and feel like giving up.

This may be because respondents have faced barriers, such as losing focus because of too much happening in their lives (55%), a regimen being too restrictive (53%) or not having a community or support system (41%).

While eating and activity are important for weight loss, your mindset is what matters most and drives long-term success, added Dr. Foster. Treating yourself with kindness, particularly when navigating setbacks, is critical to making the weight loss journey positive, not punitive. Self-compassion beats self-criticism every single time.

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