I think you are correct, Susan, not on the basis of scientific evidence
because I can not find any. Support is a muscular function. Fat just
hangs there but it does press against the abdominal organs if there is
enough of it. Reflux is helped by weight loss, for example, so I
suspect if one is overweight the diaphragm is more "supported" and with
significant weight loss, a readjustment (dare I suggest re-education of
"muscle memory" ;-) ) is needed to get the same support.
I for one would not encourage people to avoid appropriate weight loss
for the sake of support.
John
John Messmer, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Family and Community Medicine
Penn State Hershey Medical Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: SMSchneider [mailto:smschneider@e...]
> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 12:45 PM
> To: vocalist-temporary@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [vocalist] RE: losing weight and the voice
>
>
> Hi, Sharon,
>
> I don't have the experience of losing significant weight and
> its effect on the voice; however, I'd like to suggest my
> thoughts based on other experiences.
>
> Maybe I'm way off base here, but I have alwyas had a hard
> time accepting the idea that layers of abdominal fat have
> anything whatever to do with breath support. The fat does
> nothing but put stress on your body....
> > Maybe the medical people on the List can give us a more
> educated point of view; this just makes sense to me.
>
> Susan Schneider
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