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Massively obese people have "slow metabolisms" after losing large amounts of weight. This change in their metabolism is independent of changes in lean mass or b

Massively obese people have "slow metabolisms" after losing large amounts of weight. This change in their metabolism is independent of changes in lean mass or body composition[0]. This makes reaching a normal weight much much harder for them than for people who are a normal weight to stay at a normal weight. Do you really think that 1/3 of the population is "weak-willed" or has other moral failings that means that their problem is not worthy of spending public money on? Solving the obesity epidemic is much harder than people simply becoming "better" or "choosing" to stop being obese. If this were the case less than 5% of the population would be obese. [0]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387402/ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3387402/

strggd 11y ago
>Do you really think that 1/3 of the population is "weak-willed" _American_ population -- also extendable to Britain, Scottland, Germany. Not the world. If you really think it's an epidemic, then it's a selectively first world epidemic. Like the 10 plagues. And just as ridiculous. Calling this a "disease" or "addiction" is moronic. You want to not be fat? It's not a fucking secret how to not be fat. http://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203.short http://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203.short
- iN7h33nD 11y ago
  Next time you do something you enjoy. I want you to not do it. Yeah you heard me, don't do it. Then continue to not do it for six months. After that time continue to never do it again. That's right never, even if the corporations market it right into your waiting arms or someone hands it to you with no effort on your part. I want you to never do it again, oh and by the way we will all hate you for it and nobody will help you get through this. Now your probably thinking "Fuck this guy". Guess what, your addicted to whatever that was. An addiction is an addiction no matter how much your religiously deny it. To call it a disease is debatable, but unimportant. Finally, anything that Quacks like a duck and looks like a duck is a duck right? Well then if lots of people die from a thing, and it is easily linkable to obesity, than clearly treating it like a plague is justified.

strggd 11y ago

>Do you really think that 1/3 of the population is "weak-willed" _American_ population -- also extendable to Britain, Scottland, Germany. Not the world. If you really think it's an epidemic, then it's a selectively first world epidemic. Like the 10 plagues. And just as ridiculous. Calling this a "disease" or "addiction" is moronic. You want to not be fat? It's not a fucking secret how to not be fat. http://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203.short http://pmj.bmj.com/content/49/569/203.short

iN7h33nD 11y ago
Next time you do something you enjoy. I want you to not do it. Yeah you heard me, don't do it. Then continue to not do it for six months. After that time continue to never do it again. That's right never, even if the corporations market it right into your waiting arms or someone hands it to you with no effort on your part. I want you to never do it again, oh and by the way we will all hate you for it and nobody will help you get through this. Now your probably thinking "Fuck this guy". Guess what, your addicted to whatever that was. An addiction is an addiction no matter how much your religiously deny it. To call it a disease is debatable, but unimportant. Finally, anything that Quacks like a duck and looks like a duck is a duck right? Well then if lots of people die from a thing, and it is easily linkable to obesity, than clearly treating it like a plague is justified.