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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm on the fence with this discussion as IMO for every one person that has a legitimate excuse to be fat five other people are fat because of poor diet and lack of exercise. I see the same fat people every morning (double doubles are my vice) line up at Tim Hortons and every day get those artery clogging breakfast sandwiches. I eat one of those every 6 months and feel dirty for it yet these people eat that crap every day. I see the same fat people at work never bring a luch and always eat out at McDonalds, Wendy's, etc. Being obese for most is simply a lifestyle. They have chosen not to lead a health lifestyle.
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For that "five other people", I'm assuming you have some scientific research to back that up. Because if we are just going to throw out anecdotal evidence, I work with people who are trying to lose weight, and most of them eat not because "they are lazy", but to fill some kind of void in their lives or to fulfill some emotional need/craving.
For many is it a crutch, one that will eventually kill them. They choose this crutch as much as a gambler chooses to gamble, an alcoholic chooses to drink and an addict chooses to get high. While the addiction may not be as much physical as it is emotional, it is still an addiction. It's why groups like Overeaters Anonymous exist. I was actually shocked to find out just how many chapters there are. There are many people who have realized that it is an addiction that fills some kind of emotional void.
But I guess it's easier just to call them lazy slobs so you can feel free to condemn them. I swear, the gamblers, alcoholics and drug addicts get treated better.