Hyperthyroidism doesn't make you fat, it makes you thinner, as it further stimulates your metabolism.
there are several genes one can carry that increase the risk of being overweight, and the more of them you carry and are active, the more likely you are to be overweight.
no i am not saying that it's not for a big part their own fault, but depending on your genes you could have a tough time holding your weight, especially considering all the shit companies want you to that's being advertised everywhere - and if ads had no impact on somebody's behaviour at all, companies wouldn't pour so much money into it, eh?
also, unhealthy food comes cheaper than fresh vegetables and fruits, and considering that america sort of invented the working poor...
yes, i know that one can do quite a lot to keep your genes in check, healthy diet, sports, lifestyle etc.
long story short, what i am saying is this: by blaming it on one single source or cause you're just as wrong as overweight people who blame it on the industry, or genes, or whatever. there are lots of factors contributing to that.
i still do completely agree that being proud of a misshapen body that will subtly harm others, not as directly and physically like smoking, shouldn't be some sort of "culture", and a state of being that has to be protected from criticism by oh-so-mean meanybags.
being overweight IS unhealthy, it's a bad example for your children, but it's oh so comfortable to blame others for it or raising it to some deviant cult, isn't it?
weird.
no right move there?
there are several genes one can carry that increase the risk of being overweight, and the more of them you carry and are active, the more likely you are to be overweight.
no i am not saying that it's not for a big part their own fault, but depending on your genes you could have a tough time holding your weight, especially considering all the shit companies want you to that's being advertised everywhere - and if ads had no impact on somebody's behaviour at all, companies wouldn't pour so much money into it, eh?
also, unhealthy food comes cheaper than fresh vegetables and fruits, and considering that america sort of invented the working poor...
yes, i know that one can do quite a lot to keep your genes in check, healthy diet, sports, lifestyle etc.
long story short, what i am saying is this: by blaming it on one single source or cause you're just as wrong as overweight people who blame it on the industry, or genes, or whatever. there are lots of factors contributing to that.
i still do completely agree that being proud of a misshapen body that will subtly harm others, not as directly and physically like smoking, shouldn't be some sort of "culture", and a state of being that has to be protected from criticism by oh-so-mean meanybags.
being overweight IS unhealthy, it's a bad example for your children, but it's oh so comfortable to blame others for it or raising it to some deviant cult, isn't it?
post scriptum: come to think about it: here in Germany we have lots of programs and campaigns supporting and advertising a healthy diet, but people still become more overweight; maybe this works as well as sexual education at school; it's more and more ever younger girls getting pregnant and giving birthBrawndo said:Other people ARE harmed by you being overweight.
But instead of a nationwide effort to promote healthy eating, there is a culture in the United States of being fat and proud of it. [...]
Let make this perfectly clear: being fat should not be a protected class like race, gender, sexual orientation, or ethnicity. Unlike those categories, being fat is almost always a choice. Only a small percentage of people are overweight because of a legitimate medical condition like hyperthyroidism.
weird.
no right move there?