Not Their Fault They’re Fat?!
How on earth did they reach this conclusion?
The largest ever UK study into obesity, backed by government and compiled by 250 experts, said excess weight was now the norm in our “obesogenic” society.
Dramatic and comprehensive action was required to stop the majority of us becoming obese by 2050, they said.
But the authors admitted proof that any anti-obesity policy works “was scant”. (BBC)
So they want more government control over us, now extending into our eating and exercise habits - despite admitting that they have absolutely no clue how to do it?
Saying that the individual is not to blame for their own obesity is like saying that it’s not waters fault it’s wet. Only they can decide what they eat and how much they exercise. Yes there are some genetic signposts that make some more prone to obesity that others, but that is simply not a good enough excuse.
Likewise, you can’t blame society. Just because lots of people are fat doesn’t mean that it is why one particular person is. Being obese is, rightly, regarded as being a bad thing. How many obese celebrities are there?! In that world, it’s the opposite which is the problem. Society does not deem your weight, size or body-fat content. Only the individual can through eating and exercising appropriately.
The only person to blame for obesity is the tub of lard themselves. They either eat too much, the wrong stuff, or don’t exercise enough. No-one force-feeds them fast food. No-one ties them to the couch. The only person who is to blem for their condition is themselves - and to suggest otherwise is utterly wrong.
Also, even if it wasn’t the individuals fault for their obesity, it still wouldn’t be the job of Nanny State to come in and “take action”. Espiecally when they have absolutely no idea what they could possibly do anyway - bar banning all bad food and enforcing exercise.
Sources: BBC, The Telegraph
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Indeed, it is all bollocks.
I’m fat and the only person to blame is myself.
They either eat too much, the wrong stuff, or don’t exercise enough.
That pretty much describes me, yet I remain incredibly skinny. So I’m quite sympathetic to the idea that our body shape could have little to do with our diet and lifestyle.