Fat People can eat whatever they want and pay no extra.  I don't mind paying extra because I know it is a health risk and I chose to smoke.  But if you are going to charge me extra then charge the fat chick that can't stop eating McDonalds!  I am sure that I will have health problems in the future if I don’t quit but obese people are always going to the doctor for problems due to being fat.  When I go to the doctor they tell me I am in the top percentile of health for people my age.
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Stop smoking!\nThis method works for me and is the only money back guaranteed.\nI quite smoking 2 years ago\n\n\nGet the Facts\nEasyway, founded by Allen Carr in 1983, has the highest independently verified 12-month success rate (75.8% for a smoker completing the program) of any quit smoking technique and a 90% satisfaction rating. \n\nCompare Easyway to other methods and see for yourself why Easyway is called “The Cadillac of quit smoking methods.” \n\nThe Allen Carr Method\nHOW THE METHOD WORKS\n\nUsing psychotherapy, the method works in the opposite way to the “willpower” method. It does not concentrate on the reasons the smoker should not smoke : the money, the slavery, the health risks and the stigma. Smokers know all that already. Instead it focuses on why smokers continue to smoke in spite of the obvious disadvantages.\n\nIt is fear that keeps smokers hooked!\n\nFear the smoker will have to give up their pleasure or crutch. Fear the smoker will be unable to enjoy life or handle stress. Fear the smoker will have to go through an awful trauma to get free. Fear the smoker will never get completely free from the craving.\n\nThe Method removes these fears \nSmokers quit with the Allen Carr Method as happy non-smokers, not feeling deprived but with a huge sense of relief and elation that they have finally achieved what they always wanted….\n\nTO BE FREE!\n\nWhat about the terrible withdrawal pangs from nicotine?\n\nThe physical withdrawal from nicotine is so slight that most smokers don’t realise that they are addicts. What smokers suffer when they try and quit using other methods is the misery and depression caused by the belief that they are being deprived of a pleasure or a crutch.\n\nThe Allen Carr Method removes this feeling of deprivation. \nIt removes the need and desire to smoke. Once the smoker is in the right frame of mind and they follow the simple instructions, the physical withdrawal from nicotine is hardly noticeable.\n\nNo Gimmicks!\n\nThe Method does not use any gimmicks, useless aids or substitutes. No nicotine gum, patches, lozenges, tabs, inhilators or nasal sprays! No needles! No lasers! No drugs! No herbs! No shock treatment! \n\nThe Allen Carr Method is successful because:\n\nIt removes the smokers’ conflict of will. \nThere are no bad withdrawal pangs. \nIt is instantaneous and easy. \nIt is equally effective for long-term heavy smokers and light smokers. \nYou need not gain weight. \nYou will not miss smoking. \n\nMedical Endorsements\n\nA personal view from Professor Judith Mackay MBE, JP, FRCO (Edin), FRCP (Lon), World Health Organisation Advisory Panel on Tobacco and Health\n\n“I have no hesitation in supporting Allen Carr’s work. Many clinics use some of his techniques but it would appear that few do it in quite such a successful package.” \n\nCarole Johnson, Coronary Heart Disease Prevention Unit, Tyne Tees \n\n“his success rate was such that, when budgets allow, we continue to use Easyway for work with specific groups and individuals.”\n\nDr Anil Visa BSc, MBBch., FRCA, Consultant – Royal Hospitals NHS Trust – Royal London Hospital\n\n“I have observed the Allen Carr method at first hand and have found it to be very successful and I wholeheartedly support it as an effective way to quit smoking.”\n\nDr William Green, Head of Psychiatric Dept, Matilda Hospital, Hong Kong\n\n“It is a remarkable fact that Allen Carr, on his own admission a non-professional in behaviour modification, should have succeeded where countless psychologists and psychiatrists holding postgraduate qualifications have failed, in formulating a simple and effective way to stop smoking.”\n\nDr Martin Jarvis, Principle Scientist, Imperial Cancer Research \nFund and Reader in Health Psychology, University College London\n\n”...I am more than happy to testify to Allen Carr’s enduring involvement and to recognise the value of the kind of behavioural and cognitive support he provides.”\n\nDr PM
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I don't believe in doing this at all, however, I can help you with your debate class.\n\nSince 1987, costs for obesity related conditions have skyrocketed.   It costs a LOT of money to insure an obese person with their related conditions of diabetes, joint problems, heart issues due to strain from too much body weight, etc. You could argue that since they cost more to insure, they should pay more.  You could say that smokers have to pay more, so the overweight who have an equal number of health problems should have to pay more as well.  You can say they are knowingly harming their bodies, and they can do something to fix it.\n\n\n I have some sources listed below for you to get you started.\n\nHey everybody, lay off this girl...debate classes often don't let you chose the topic or which side you take.\n\n http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2005-06-26-health-spending-obesity_x.htm\n\nhttp://www.redorbit.com/news/health/207657/obesity_problems_boost_insurance_cost_tenfold_in_15_years/\n\nhttp://www.unumprovident.com/newsroom/news/corporate/obesity.aspx
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No, that is not true. Fat people dont want to be fat. It could be hormonal, it could be metabolism or whatever. Its like telling an autistic kid that he is not reading or concentrating enough, and thats what makes him autistic. Obesity really is a medical issue. Its not as easy as starving yourself or running everyday. \nIt is harderer for some to lose wt than the others. You can critize the policy to hand out money to these guys, but calling them lazy isnt fair... ITS SHALLOW!!
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It's just a common belief, carrying extra weight puts an added strain on your body and of course there are many obese/fat people who do little exercise and eat all the wrong foods all the time.\n\nThe stereotype is a fat person taking no exercise and eating fatty/junk food all day washed down with gallons of soda. The fact that some may be large boned, have an illness or do lots of physical activity just doesn't enter their minds.\n\nUntil the majority of people understand that you can be large and still be active or that some people have medical imbalances a fat person will always be seen as a slob, a glutton & one incapable of being active due to their size
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You simply let them live their life and die. Most people do not wish to tolerate the healthy lifestyle that being average weight entails. It'll hurt their egos and make them feel bad about themselves when they cannot give up their food addictions. If you think they can, try to help them, but mostly likely you should let them live and die in their current state, apparently it was their path to take in this life.
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There are overweight people in the world because our lifestyle has changed from that of our ancestors.  While our forebears had to do a lot of manual labor to survive, and often needed high-calorie foods to fuel that labor, our lives today are considerably more sedentary (after all - we're sitting at a computer right now!)  However, our eating patterns are largely governed by family tradition, and many of us grew up eating those same high-calorie meals that our grandparents ate to sustain all that hard physical work.  Add in the fact that many of us work far more hours and have less and less time to cook, so we tend toward a quickie meal at McD's or Burger King or whatever else is handy.  In addition, our busy lifestyles often mean that time for the gym or other self-imposed exercise routines is limited (or even non-existent for many).  Input exceeds expenditure, and the excess is fat - simple equation with a not-so-simple remedy.
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The truth is that eating anything beyond what your body is truely calling for makes a person fat. Nothing more, nothing less. Everything else is just a desperate attempt to blame the fat on something other than our own responsibility.
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I hate to say this .... but it sounds like you should just have a dang cigarette lol. I'm not trying to sound pushy but a lot of people who quit smoking do it to fast and they go through weight gain and bodily problems.
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I have been complaining of that for years!! I totally agree. Unfortunately it is cheaper to buy foods that are unhealthy. And yes, a lot of Americans are overweight because of it. I don't understand why the government isn't stepping in to help somehow. But, like Kevin Trudeau states in his book "Things they don't want you to know about", government agencies themselves are getting rich off people being unhealthy. More people are taking diet pills than ever before. More people are going to the doctor than ever before. More people are buying more prescriptions than ever before. So, it is to their advantage that we stay unhealthy.\n\nThe sad thing is if you have a set amount of income you use toward groceries and need to stretch that money out so your family has something to eat for the week, it is cheaper to buy that bag of chips than it is fruit or other healthy products. Really. What do I tell my child when she is hungry that she can't have anything to eat because the healthy stuff I bought is already gone and we are only a few days into the week? Stupid really. \n\nThis is one issue that really has me steamed, and always has. We should all stand up and  protest it....but I don't think that will happen because too many people are afraid to "buck" the system...
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You could eat what ever you want but you will not lose weight and there are other factors to worry about such as high cholestrol. So I quess you really can eat what ever you want but, you can afford to have more calories in your diet vs. a person who doesn't work out.\nI still think even though you work out you should still try to make healthy choices.
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Sometimes people do have lives that are not great and they turn to food for comfort.  Food like drugs can be an addiction to many people.  Food/drugs don't yell at you, don't call you names, don't put you down, don't hate you, don't beat you, etc....Yes, people who are overweight do know that in time being overweight will give them a heart-attack, stroke, high blood pressure, puts strain on your bones, make you have diabetes.  But, you also have to realize that in some homes the whole family is overweight and everyone eats the wrong stuff.  Smoking will eventually kill you, give you emphysema, had terrible smoker's cough, jaw cancer, throat cancer, lung cancer, etc....But, there are people who are thin and eat bad food and smoke and then go to the gym, they are still harming their bodies as well.  It's not always easy to shut off that I want to eat button or smoke button or do drugs button, some people don't have that switch even though they know it will kill them sooner or later.
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America keeps getting fatter every year. It's all about our surroundings and how easy it is to access everyting with little effort. Genetics of course play a big role. Everyone keeps getting bigger so women see it and I guess think since everyone else is it's ok. When a woman says she's happy with being fat, 99% of the time she is lying straight through her teeth. Some people think they are healthy when they are fat, but that's because they don't get out and try and do "normal" things. Go try and jog a mile slowly, if you get winded within two steps your not healthy.
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fat is part of a balanced diet, and most foods you eat will at least contain some fat. The trick is not to go overboard and eat thing like chocolate and McDonalds which are really nothing but fat.
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If you think there is a problem there probably is. It sounds like you are addicted to the sugar that is in the food you like to eat. It is however not healthy to be eating these foods exclusively. By doing so you are depriving your body of nurishment it needs, and soon you will not be feeling well. Everything in moderation, it's not a "fat" issue but a health one.
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LOL you stole my pet peeve....lets not forget the people who order double cheeseburgers and super size fries and then get a diet coke to go with that.....wouldn't want to mess up their diet......\nI can't not stand people who I get stuck behind in the parking lot because they want to wait 10 minutes for that up front parking spot....wouldn't want to have to burn some extra calories walking now....
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You don't *need* that kind of food to live; you've just gotten used to it.\n\nI'm assuming that you're relatively young, because your metabolism hasn't slowed and let you know that this kind of food WILL make you put on weight.  Aside from the weight issue, these foods will also begin to clog your arteries, no matter what your age, and put you at risk for serious heart problems later in life.\n\nBetter to adopt good habits now and get away from the "junk" foods, than to pay for it later in life. :)
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i think it sounds like we are becoming an comunistic country trying to pass a law like that who does this country think it is to say what a person can or cant spend on food its helping our economy\n\nthere is more to obesity then buying to much food... some obese people dont eat much but what they are eating is junk and empty calories... some try to buy healthy and get things like slim fast full of preservitives and poisons....\nsome just dont exercise.. maybe we should pass a law for mandatory exercise!.... or health and nutrition classes... maybe we should stop selling a bunch of junk maybe we should make organic  and natural foods more affordable