SunnyJohn, your completely right as is TightSlot.
The amount of venom and bile slung at people of size is astounding.My jaw is on the floor with some of the comments expressed here and I'll single out Capot for special mention.Someone else asked him to re-read his venomous statements which have similarities with concentration camps of WW11 with the appropriate insignia attached to clothing denoting(using his inflammatory word)-FATTIES. Infact, most of his posts contain such bile and as TightSlot has mentioned, he cannot be taken seriously, in fact I find his comments are becoming quite amusing in a weird sort of way.
By the way Capot, blame the fast food outlets as they target children and teenagers with their advertising. In most cases that is the demographic their products are aimed at.The other tool the Fast Food outlets use is 'pricing'. Yes, they are cheap to buy for a reason. They appeal to lower income families as they are cheaper to buy than the healthier alternatives.
There are so many causes for obesity, not just the "grub that they stuff down their piggy little mouths" . Educate yourself on the causes for obesity.If Im correct Capot, you mentioned obese people and what they had in their shopping trollies. I gave you an example above concerning a close friend of mine who is no longer here. Her obesity was due to medications she had to have and suffered ridicule from people like you on a daily basis.She was a vegetarian so your theory has just been deflated and stamped upon.
If I had to prove I could fit through an "emergency exit mock-up", I think I'd change airlines, ditto for wearing a patch denoting that Im of normal weight.
Oh, and Capot, seeing as you love to quote scientific articles ad nauseam, this little gem has obviously missed your attention, because perhaps it doesn't fit your fanatical views on obecity. A study done at John Hopkins University (I think) has indicated that for some reason, men who have had knee replacements have, with in a five year period, on average gained 10% body fat. Why this has occurred has baffled scientists and on-going research is being undertaken into why this happens (No, it has nothing to do with 'stuffing their mouths with food as they can't walk'-they incorporated an exercise regime so their goes another one of your dodgy hypothesis)
I am absolutely appalled by the comments expressed in this thread.Thankfully there are a few shinning lights that have the knowledge and have expressed their views in this very thread.Unfortunately, we are conversing with people who have ear-plugs in and are more concerned in disseminating their rather closed -minded , ill-informed views due to the fact that they are wonderfully slim, healthy and full of zippyness.
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