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Dear Fat People

Just keep in mind that some soul singers are overweight. People don't typically 'fat shame' Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifa or other people with a big build. A fair number of men in hip hop and r&b are also overweight, and that actually becomes part of their schtick. A bunch of jazz musicians are overweight. They live a lifestyle where all their energy gets poured into music, and they tend to maintain in a laid back, creative state of mind that isn't always conducive to working out. Maybe a 'pop' star is supposed to be different. I don't know.

I find that when I'm really in work-out mode, it's as though my whole day has to revolve around it---when I eat meals, the kinds of foods I eat, making sure I get enough rest, controlling my energy level, and so on. If you're working 60 hours/week, that becomes almost impossible to maintain.
 
Gameface said:
You think her being fat will lead teenages to make the concious decision to become fat? Or you think by seeing how cruel we are to her it will make them think twice about eating that second jelly doughnut?
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Actually, it can have just the opposite effect. My wife was obese as a child and teen. She had an eating disorder. And fat shaming just caused her to eat even more. She escaped low self-esteem and depression by eating that "second jelly doughnut" every day.

I'm sure none of you have any problems at all. But there are MANY people who deal with personal problems or depression by turning to any number of temporary solutions to relieve or "forget" their problems: drugs, alcohol, shopping, pornography, sex, thrill seeking, eating (whether it be overeating or curling up with that carton of Haagen-Dazs or box of chocolates).

You also have to consider DNA and metabolism. I had a boss who ate anything and everything. Most of his dinners were at restaurants. He didn't really work out but NEVER put on weight. We all hated him for it!

Some people put on weight easily, even on reasonable caloric intake. It's hard to raise the set point that their bodies have. Others could consume the same number of calories, have virtually the same amount of exercise and lose weight.
 
https://www.foxnews.com/health/2015...tes-or-pre-diabetes-study-says/?intcmp=hphz02

New research suggests that half of all U.S. adults have diabetes or pre-diabetes.

The study of government health surveys echoes previous research and shows numbers increased substantially between 1988 and 2012 although they mostly leveled off after 2008. Overall, 12 percent to 14 percent of adults had diagnosed diabetes in 2012, the latest data available. Most of that is Type 2 diabetes, the kind linked with obesity and inactivity.

Almost 40 percent have pre-diabetes, meaning elevated blood sugar levels that could lead to full-fledged disease. Studies have shown lifestyle changes can delay or prevent diabetes in these people.

Whites had lower diabetes rates than Hispanics, blacks and Asian-Americans.

The study is based on surveys involving in-home exams and questionnaires. It was published in Tuesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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https://emergencymedicinecases.com/obesity-emergency-management/

Current estimates of the prevalence of obesity are that a quarter of adult Canadians and one third of Americans are considered obese with approximately 3% being morbidly obese. With the proportion of patients with a BMI>30 growing every year, you’re likely to manage at least one obese patient on every ED shift. Obese patients are at high risk of developing a host of medical complications including diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, biliary disease, sleep apnea, cardiomyopathy, pulmonary embolism and depression, and are less likely compared to non-obese adults to receive timely care in the ED.

Not only are these patients at higher risk for morbidity and mortality, but obesity emergency management is complicated by the patient’s altered cardiopulmonary physiology and drug metabolism. This can make their acute management much more challenging and dangerous. To help us gain a deeper understanding of the challenges of managing obese patients and elucidate a number of important differences as well as practical approaches to obesity emergency management, we welcome Dr. Andrew Sloas, the founder and creator of the fantastic pediatric EM podcast PEM ED, Dr. Richard Levitan, a world-famous airway management educator and innovator and Dr. David Barbic a prominent Canadian researcher in obesity in emergency medicine from University of British Columbia….
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It's a great listen if there are any of you that are future medical professionals in any capacity.
 
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God, America is becoming so ****ing dumb. If you're fat, save for a thyroid disease, you deserve to be called fat. Especially if you're in an industry where "looks" is a major component of your job. As time progresses, it seems like people to want to be held less and less accountable for their own actions.
 
magic said:
God, America is becoming so ****ing dumb. If you're fat, save for a thyroid disease, you deserve to be called fat. Especially if you're in an industry where "looks" is a major component of your job. As time progresses, it seems like people to want to be held less and less accountable for their own actions.
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not everybody can eat as much dick as you can keep a trim waist.
 
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