tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post4330800284415722598..comments2024-03-29T09:18:22.495+11:00Comments on Australian Health Information Technology: I Never Thought Pokémon GO Would Feature On This Blog – Well Now It Does!Dr David G More MB PhDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06902724829795199526noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-87857866302340712142016-08-07T13:48:57.156+10:002016-08-07T13:48:57.156+10:00I am not saying that exercise is bad, just that it...I am not saying that exercise is bad, just that its not a good strategy for weight loss. People with lower weights are more active but that may well be related to the obesity, so you can't say increasing exercise will reduce obesity. Exercise has health benefits, its just that weight loss is not one of them.<br /><br />This is what uptodate says:<br /><br />"Exercise programs added to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-7147355845349384452016-08-07T11:58:36.864+10:002016-08-07T11:58:36.864+10:00"Unfortunately there is no evidence that exer..."Unfortunately there is no evidence that exercise makes any difference to weight loss. "<br /><br />Well I would hope on a blog site like this that you would point to that negative evidence rather than just assert it exists. Clearly weight loss requires a set of strategies, and exercise is amongst them. Just to get you going, here is some positive evidence - in the form of peer reviewedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-37442788507556999722016-08-06T20:18:53.307+10:002016-08-06T20:18:53.307+10:00Unfortunately there is no evidence that exercise m...Unfortunately there is no evidence that exercise makes any difference to weight loss. They need to encourage people to go to the butcher and fruit and vegetable shops to have any effect. Its hard to believe that is true, but it is, there is no evidence whatsoever for exercise...<br /><br />Of course its promoted by government as a solution, but obesity has probably been caused by evidence free Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-40869090880877949332016-08-04T08:43:24.830+10:002016-08-04T08:43:24.830+10:00Thanks for sharing this David.
Here are two more...Thanks for sharing this David. <br /><br />Here are two more Pokemon Go blogs that focus on its implications for weight loss, and for population interventions, one of which I wrote the other day. It is still early days, but there are clear opportunities to learn from this emerging class of population level intervention.<br /><br />https://coiera.com/2016/08/01/Enrico Coieranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23447705.post-32113415459636694162016-08-04T07:06:06.788+10:002016-08-04T07:06:06.788+10:00From Enrico Coiera and Alain Labrique
http://www.g...From Enrico Coiera and Alain Labrique<br />http://www.ghdonline.org/population-health/discussion/pokemon-a-possible-solution-to-patient-education-a/?id=2345271&format=html&type=instant Terry Hannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04068727812313410493noreply@blogger.com