RE: Seriously, how is anyone dumb enough to be fat?
March 18, 2014 at 9:13 pm
(This post was last modified: March 18, 2014 at 9:16 pm by Aractus.)
(March 18, 2014 at 7:12 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Why do you even care? You're slim and trim, aren't you? So am I. Why do you give a rat's charbroiled arse if the bloke down the road is a great wobble-bottom? It isn't any of your business.Firstly, yes I'm a healthy weight.
Secondly, it interests me, and it is absolutely my business since my tax dollars pay for people who chose to get Type 2 Diabetes, or cause other medical expenditure due to their weight. You forget, I am also a capitalist.
Quote:This is just one more aspect of religious (in your case, CofE) intolerance. People have a belief, or a habit, or a lifestyle that you don't like, and they're suddenly 'dumb'.I didn't say that, don't put words into my mouth. They're dumb because they don't want to get overweight, but they're wilfully ignorant as to how it happens.
Quote:And now you've managed to add body types to the list of things upon which you can heap your holier-than-thou sanctimony.It has nothing to do with body type!
Quote:You clearly don't care about the (very real) health issues associated with obesity.Um, I clearly do. I have a family history of Type 2 Diabetes; Type 2 Diabetes is seen as wholly preventable (although I'd grant you that a small number of people have a medical condition that results in unwanted weight gain). Since I have a family history, even though I'm Caucasian I may as well be Indian or Pakistani - I cannot afford to be a single kilo overweight and not expect to be at risk of it.
It's the fat people who don't care about the very real health issues, and most of them don't believe it will happen to them.
Quote:You clearly know a lot about these topics: ever thought of volunteering as a weight-loss counselor, or even putting out a news letter?Yes, and in fact I'm considering exactly how to go about it at the moment.
(March 18, 2014 at 7:23 pm)thesummerqueen Wrote:Yes I do, it speeds up when you put on more weight to cope with the increased mass. Do you understand how metabolism works?(March 18, 2014 at 6:54 pm)Aractus Wrote: However consider this: it takes longer to put weight on than to lose it..... you clearly have no fucking idea how a metabolism works.
For Religion & Health see:[/b][/size] Williams & Sternthal. (2007). Spirituality, religion and health: Evidence and research directions. Med. J. Aust., 186(10), S47-S50. -LINK
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
The WIN/Gallup End of Year Survey 2013 found the US was perceived to be the greatest threat to world peace by a huge margin, with 24% of respondents fearful of the US followed by: 8% for Pakistan, and 6% for China. This was followed by 5% each for: Afghanistan, Iran, Israel, North Korea. -LINK
"That's disgusting. There were clean athletes out there that have had their whole careers ruined by people like Lance Armstrong who just bended thoughts to fit their circumstances. He didn't look up cheating because he wanted to stop, he wanted to justify what he was doing and to keep that continuing on." - Nicole Cooke
