And maybe you should stop with the stupid assumptions.
Further, of those people, would you bet that there are some of them that will spend more time reading and posting on this thread about “fat bashing” instead of actually going outside and going for a walk?
And yet, here am I, who am not fat, and who exercises regularly and vigorously, calling you a "fat basher." Not because of any particular opinions of mine, but by simple observations of the twaddle you persist in posting.
You COULD try discussing the topic of the article -- it's quite interesting. But of course, "People make choices with their time." You apparently cannot be bothered to use your time in actual thought, preferring instead to wallow in and defend dumb things you've said.
What dumb things? Everything I’ve said has been correct. I’ve put on and taken off weight myself,and every time I’ve added weight was because my diet became poor and I wasn’t doing enough activities to burn calories.
I’ve known, worked with, and lived with overweight and fat people all my life. WITHOUT EXCEPTION, they have either had poor diets or failed to get exercise, or both. I’ve worked with people telling me how they can’t lose weight scarf down a couple whoppers and onion rings at lunch. I’ve seen people who got their stomach staples say they just can’t lose weight because they’ve tried the latest fad diet for a couple weeks and then went right back to the grande meal from taco bell when they didn’t get results or sticking to it became to hard. When asked what they do outside of work, it’s either watch tv, sit on the internet, or go out with friends. Physical activity? That’s something they “used to” do.
I can go on and on citing actual experiences, and you can keep saying I’m making assumptions, but it’s based on personal experience and all the health books I’ve read over the years. I’m right. For about 99% of the ever increasing overweight population, the problem isn’t their genes, it’s what they chose to do to their bodies.