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Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  No, it's actually not always by food choices at all. If you study obesity studies, you'll see that's not medically correct. There are genetic disorders aplenty where people eat a normal amount or even LESS, but are constrained by a genetic anomaly that causes them to be overweight regardless. They've found this sometimes has to do with leptin. Obesity can also be secondary to medications, other diseases. It's just not medically correct to say that being overweight is solely caused by food - that's really unfair to those where is not caused whatsoever by food. It causes a lot of prejudicial thinking, too, btw...but I'm not saying at all that you feel that way (not at all!  ). |
Absolutely correct Ann...but people that are not "fat" or "overweight" actually, perhaps subconciously....mayby not.....automatically attribute being overweight to over eating and no self control....."you are fat because you brought it on yourself....you have heart disease and diabetes because you are fat, because you over eat and have no self control...you brought it all on yourself....so you dont deserve any understanding or sympathy or even empathy.....you are a product of your own mouth and what you put in it". Talk about prejudice!!! This train of thought creates hate, disgust and prejudice against people that are overweight through no fault of their own or what they put into their mouths. What is so sad is since it is not prejudice based on race or religion, it is not important, it doesnt count, and it continues to run rampant. As medical professionals. all we can do is try to help people that are suffering with this disease (yes, obesity has now been FINALLY, through evidenced based research, been declared a disease) seek the needed medical attention they need to try to control the disease, as well as secondary conditions, such as cirrhosis of the liver, diabetes, heart disease, etc.