[MadelineXPepito]

Originally posted by Reader

This generation is so weak.

We are always looking to blame and never take responsibility for our own actions. Obesity sufferers would lose weight if they made a concerted effort over time. The way we have normalized obesity in the West is alarming to say the least.

How can it be right that we have parts of the world where people are dying because they eat too much, and the opposite happening elsewhere? Market forces obvs, but it's deeply wrong.

There used to be times when addictive ingredients weren't added to food. Weaker minds get hooked on that ****, like hf corn sirup and other disgusting chemicals. Not everything is under our control. And obviously, there are lazy disgusting asses out there, but we really shouldn't judge the whole group.
Story time: personally, idk anyone who's morbidly obese, but one of my friends has been quite overweight for a few years, only bc her thyroid is flopping. And trust me, she's been excercising like a madwoman, her diet is plant-based and well-balanced... But still, she keeps on gaining weight. Because of that and people like you, who constantly judged her, she completely abandoned social life.

[EarnYourLeather]

If obesity is genetic than so is addiction.

The fats should pay more.

[Cas]

Originally posted by phreshprince

Science shows that genetics plays a role in obesity. Genes can directly cause obesity in disorders such as Bardet-Biedl syndrome and Prader-Willi syndrome.

http://obesity.ulaval.ca/obesity/gen...es/genetic.php

If my mother was obese when she had me, I'm most likely going to have genes inside of me that triggers my behavior to overeat. However genes do not predict future health.

While genetics and paragenetics DO play a factor, they are not the main culprit. The syndromes you mentioned are extremely rare while the number of obese people is getting bigger and bigger. So we're left with two possibilities - either there is some kind of disease that causes the obesity or the said person is lazy as ****. More often is the latter but a strong will, good diet and excersice should help a lot in both cases. Unfortunately most obese people have neither of those and sometimes are even proud of it.

[Cas]

Originally posted by MadelineXPepito

There used to be times when addictive ingredients weren't added to food. Weaker minds get hooked on that ****, like hf corn sirup and other disgusting chemicals. Not everything is under our control. And obviously, there are lazy disgusting asses out there, but we really shouldn't judge the whole group.
Story time: personally, idk anyone who's morbidly obese, but one of my friends has been quite overweight for a few years, only bc her thyroid is flopping. And trust me, she's been excercising like a madwoman, her diet is plant-based and well-balanced... But still, she keeps on gaining weight. Because of that and people like you, who constantly judged her, she completely abandoned social life.

Is she receiving thyroid hormones in form of pills. In most cases, the hypothyroidism can be extremely well controlled and stuff like this shouldn't happen.