whiskey7 said:
culdeus said:
Morbid obesity is a lifelong condition. There's not a simple solution such as getting them to put down a fork either. Being that fat means your leptin sensitivity is altered, often forever. If you are that fat and that lepitin compromised it is usually impossible to maintain virtually any weight loss.
Weight loss surgery is the only way anyone in this condition can truly stand a chance of getting out of it. And that's no lock either. People are finding ways to overeat with the thumb stomach too.
Even going from 500 pounds to 250 pounds comes with the issues of excess skin and some metabolic disorders.
We as a society are failing these people. Badly.
Do most morbidly obese people live a healthy lifestyle and then one day wake up pushing 3 bills or more? No. Its years of bad choices that result in them being that way.
Why is it society's responsibility to help people who choose not to help themselves? Or maybe a better question to ask is how is it we are failing these people who have chosen to fail themselves?
Well it starts with promoting the food pyramid. You tell people they can eat 250-350g of carbs a day, mostly from wheat, and then become shocked when certain people start to run off the rails.
When people were told fat makes you fat, and whole grains are the answer to weight control, then throw on top copious amounts of sugar in liquid form it causes this problem.
Carb addiction is real, it feeds on itself and gets worse. And the USDA did nothing to stop it, and honestly still hasn't done anything but double down on this "whole grain" crap and tell people to eat less sugar, but no real firm guideline on what that is.
People can own their behavior, but the government, nutritionists, and doctors own this too.