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Originally Posted by Yorkiemom1  
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. |
I teach food nutrition in my food production classes. I tell my students there is not a "bad" food.... it is how it fits in your total food consumption. For example, being from the south I love LOVE biscuits and gravy, I have them once a year. That once is not going to cause heath issues... but if I made choices like that every day it would.
I do honestly and totaly belive many health issues are from poor food choices and fast food is a PART of our obesity problems in the us. I am chubby, I work not to get more weight - it is a constant struggle. I do feel so much better when I do make the right choices.
I think many of the fn chefs show food receipes that are not always the healthest.. what fun would that be lol