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RE: The many factors of obesity

Comment comment by markmcb on 04 August 2007

It's interesting from an individual standpoint. As stated by Dr. Meldrum, a top doc in the UK, "We are saying, 'This patient has a hyper-appetite problem' rather than, 'They are just greedy.'"

It's interesting to me that drugs like cocaine can be made illegal given their quick detrimental effects on individuals and society. However, it's ok for someone to eat over the course of 10 years and weigh 500+ pounds despite clear negative effects on individuals and society as well. Granted, no one is going to fear being held up at gun point by a fat man who needs money for some more burgers, but I still wonder if we're too lenient as a society with what people can do to themselves at the cost of others.

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factors smacktors by Anonymous :: NR0

I'm completely for the obese getting help, but they shouldn't be treated like people with diseases. A cancer patient and a fat guy are not the same. Being fat is completely, 100% avoidable. People may yell that it's not as easy for them to stay thin as it may be for someone else, but, hey, that's life. Everyone has their weaknesses. Deal with them. I'm not a doctor, but as far as I can tell, you can't gain weight without eating. No one got fat from breathing too much.

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