Will it be illegal to feed the obese?

[Poimen]

This is that taint of Socialism at work.


Martha is right, if the government is going to enact any laws on things such as this it should go to a root cause such as the food industry.

[Full Quiver]

The root is our unrestricted desires, lusts, hunger, etc. We have no self control. That thinking is the same as saying God is the root of the problem because it was He who placed the forbidden fruit within Adam and eve's reach where He knew they would be tempted. That fruit was good according to what she saw. Genesis 3:6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

People must take responsibility for their own actions. As long as others do so for you or are blamed for your lack of restraint or irresponsibility then you will never mature. (Not you as in you Chris, but as in whomever).

[Shellie]

Will there be legal issues if they deny a fat person food?

YES.

Here is what will happen. I will tell the kids to grab a table and hold us a spot. Then, I will walk to my car, (no sense in running...that's why I'm fat), retrieve the tire iron and re-enter the establishment. At that time, I will proceed to bust up the salad fridge, (don't wanna harm the shake machine), and a few other things. As I back the 22 year old pimple faced manager into the corner, (where the ranch dressing is kept), I will remind him that since he didn't even graduate high school, he probably doesn't remember the basic food groups chart. I will then make myself a combo meal...supersized....with a side shake...large.

I'm sure by this time the police will have arrived. I'm sure that this probably isn't legal. I will try to not get the special sauce on my handcuffs. If I'm lucky, I will have time first to pitch the cell phone to the kids and tell them to call their dad.

[TW]

You also said.....

Now don't start with the "being fat doesn't effect other people argument," because it does

We are all very much aware that obesity is a problem. What we are not aware of is how it is likened to smoking in the sense that it effects other people. Please enlighten us.

FQ,

Where do you think the $100,000,000,000.00 comes from? I can tell you, it comes from higher health cost to everybody else. Just as the real problem with cigarette smoking is the additional health cost to non-smokers, so is the additional cost to non-obese people. I am a smoker, however I have no problem with non-smokers demanding, and getting smoke free public areas. However I do have a problem when they demand that I not smoke at all, because they think it's bad. Yes, smoking is a burden on the health care system, however there are more fat people than smokers, so the potential for even higher health care cost comes more from fat people than smokers.

Now to move on. I know that there are medical disorders that can result in obesity, however this is a small percentage of the population. When most people say they have a glandular problem, they actually do, it's the gland just below their nose. They keep stuffing food into it. The fact is that over the last twenty years portion sizes have increased drastically, sometimes by 100% or more. These larger sizes are not need for energy use by the body so the extra calories are converted fat and stored in the body.

Everyone should know what the Body Mass Index (BMI) and Body Fat Percentage are, for their own health and diet decisions. I know mine:

BMI - 18.8 (18.5 > 24.9 = normal)
Body Fat - 16.9% (with means that I have 22.8 lbs. of fat and 112.2 lbs. of lean [muscle, bone, body water])

The average American has a Body Fat Percentage of 22%, with top athletes having a range of 3 . 12%.

To calculate your BMI:
http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

To calculate your Body Fat:
http://www.healthcentral.com/cholestero ... 4-143.html


TW

[Full Quiver]

If you'd quit smoking then you might get to be obese.