why do we still have fat people even though they know that their health are at risks?
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One example is corn. Agriculture was big in the US. Our land had room for an abundance of crops. Corn is a huge government subsidy. Corn starch is in many processed foods. It's cheap.\n\nMarketing is also something that's hard for us to hide from. There have been case studies in which a certain country (I forget which country) doesn't allow commercials during children's programming. The result? Kids have less of an urge to want. They don't crave Happy Meals, and they eat a lot healthier.\n\nIn the US, because we have so many freedoms, people feel as if they're entitled to be whatever they want to be, even if what they are is unhealthy. People also want to be kind to fat people and encourage them by saying "It's ok to be overweight. There's just more of you to love." Plus size clothing stores are nice because they cater to overweight people. But do they, at the same time, encourage them to lose weight? No. They'd lose money and wouldn't be in the business. In the US we just find ways to get around things and be lazy.\n\nI'm not saying fat people don't exist anywhere else. But whenever I go to a theme park or a mall, I am disgusted by the fact that many people don't care about their health. Again, because we have freedoms, they can be fat if they want to be. But what are they teaching future generations to be?
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why are you really that fat?
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I completely agree, I may not have said it like that, but I do agree. My husband and I have talked several times about how you don't see elderly obese people. I used to work in a retirement facility. In the building I worked in we had 50 residents. 1 was overweight. She was also one of the youngest people living there. You don't see them because they don't live that long! \n\nI don't know why people can't see that allowing yourself to become incredibly overweight is what is causing their health problems. I can name four people off hand in my extended family that are severely overweight. Among those four they share kidney disfunction, cancer, diabetes, high blood pressure, sleep apnea and asthma.\n\nYeah, being overweight doesn't cause health problems...right!\n\nAnd in response to the person who said fatness is a disease...NO IT'S NOT! That's an excuse! Being overweight is a disorder called "Eating too much and not exercising".
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Do you have home owners insurance? If so call them. You should be concerned for them no matter how fat or gay they are. Do what you can to help them.
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We can actually make our bodies ill by the life-style we chose.\nAnd I'm not just talking about drug abuse and unhealthy eating etc. If we have chosen to do someone harm it effects our body. We all need balance and if we disrupt it by hatred or evil acts or even excessive worry then we can internalize the stress with our own pain. I know of one person who abused his position of authority and is now without his job and being discredited in our local newspaper. You know the old saying what goes around-comes around!\nOh and by the way, the last picture of him in the newspaper showed the tension in his face, he looks really sickly.
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more excuses from all who answered this question some people do have disorders however according to the CDC (center for disease Control) most obesity is a result of a lack exercise and poor eating habits.
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Excessive cholestrol leads to blockage of heart vessels leading to strokes.. In case of women, they already have osteoporosis (weakness of bones), overweight body cant be supposted by weak bones..hence leading to frequent fractures.. Over eating red meat leads to cancer, over eating Sweet food leads to diabetes.\n\nFrom a social point of view, obese people are either made fun of or are shunned .. that is until the other person knows the type of person inside all that blubber..
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They sometimes get teased by their friends for not being capable in doing physical exercise and simply just for being fat or for eating too much. But one needs to know which friend are just joking and which are being mean. Usually obesity are caused by doting parents who thinks that making their child obese means that they really care about their child. All kids cry for food as a toddler, but parents need to make their stand clear and be mindful of how much the child really needs to keep healthy and fit. So I guess, society should start at these parents first and then the children when they grow a little older and are more mindful about their surroundings
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People need a little bit of fat in their diets, but like with cholesterol, there is good and bad fat.
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Everybody should have confidence in themselves and the spirit to celebrate who they are, but if being big is jeopordizing your health, then that is a warped impression of beautiful.  It's on the same level as those who develop eating disorders to stay thin or using anabolic agents to become muscular.  You're sacrificing your health for acceptance of a specific body type.\n\nIf you eat well, exercise daily and maintain a healthy lifestyle, there is no reason why you should not be able to maintain a healthy weight range.  Even those who have a genetic predisposition towards obesity can maintain a healthy weight range if they are disciplined and consistent.  It just takes work.\n\nSince the national and international trends in developing countries is leaning towards the majority of the population being overweight, the acceptance of obesity is becoming more the norm.  However, conformity to being "big and beautiful" and obesity as a norm could be extremely dangerous for the future health of successive generations.  It could not only aggravate mounting health problems associated with obesity, but acceptance at early ages (especially teenagers) will inevitably result in several risk factors for death by the age of 20.\n\nThe market research firm, NPD Group, has been surveying Americans for two decades about their attitudes toward eating and weight. The following article list the percentage of people who agreed with the statement: "People who are not overweight are more attractive." There is a positive correlation between the decrease in this percentage and the increase in obesity rates.\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/011306_attitude_overweight.shtml\n\nPeople are getting lazier and lazier about their health and our society is moving faster and faster.  It is really hard work to stay fit and maintain a healthy weight and people are just not committed to a healthy lifestyle anymore.  So the end result is an acceptance of being "big and beautiful" and the "hell with everything else" type of attitude which is our "way out" of hard work...the easy way out...the "can't beat them so I'll join them" type of attitude.  Being obese is not normal.  I'm not referring to people who are 10 or 20 pounds overweight.  Everybody has some bodyfat to lose, but people who think being 40 or 50+ pounds overweight is beautiful...well they can have that opinion of themselves rightfully....it's their life.  But the reality is that they WILL eventually have to make time for serious illness associated with this acceptance.\n\n"Big and beautiful" should absolutely NOT be celebrated.  It's dangerous, it's irresponsible and it is a terrible influence to our children and successive generations.
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Yes, Just because someone else chooses to risk there life doesn't mean i should have to. And many people have allergies and asthma so why should they get sick when someone could easily just go out side.
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no i mean i have no pity for them, they choose to be overweight and they choose that lifestyle. any overweight person who trys to tell u different is just not living up to what theyre doing. they choose not to get treatment, exersize, and helping their diet. I get irritated when i see them passing that kind of lifestyle onto their child most definatly!
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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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Being healthy has more to do than how tall you are, what you weigh, and what your measurements are. People are built different. What may look good or be healthy for one doesn't mean it will for another.
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I think everybody's body is different. Some people who drink, smoke and never exercise live to be 100. Other people who are very health conscious drop dead at 45 from a pulmonary embolism. It certainly can't hurt to eat healthy though. Most people's body's can't handle the abuse of trans fats and tobacco for very long before they start having health problems. People like your grandfather are few and far between.\n\nIn answer to your question about whether or not I hate the self-righeous bastards who preach about eating healthy, yes I do. I can barely get the food in my mouth before my fiance is telling me how bad it is for me. I do try to live a healthy lifestyle, but every once in a while you want to eat a ton of fried food or ice cream or whatever it is you're craving. It's not gonna kill you. It's not something you can do every day, but people are just way too uptight about it.
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Fat people are not the only people who enjoy these foods
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it's because they think they're fat.. and if they cheat on eating sweets or their diets..it makes them feel guilty and bad about themselves