I wrote this post because of the interview that I’d heard on NPR earlier in the week, but it was punctuated by your interaction ElseJournal. I don’t disagree with anything that the OP has said, but some of the people who responded to you are going down that “you can’t ever say that obesity is ever bad no matter what” path that bugs me so much.
We are the size we are because of our lifestyle. (Naturally, there are exceptions to that, but not many). And of course we have choices that we make, and I would hope that nobody thinks I’m so simple as to believe otherwise. BUT, those choices are shaped by our society and our environment. The choices are made that much HARDER by our current environment.
That doesn’t mean that I buy in to the diet industry, either. The combination of that plus the food industry is making life hell.
I applaud you for your thoughtful comments. AND for your efforts.
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Date: 2009-05-08 03:07 pm (UTC)We are the size we are because of our lifestyle. (Naturally, there are exceptions to that, but not many). And of course we have choices that we make, and I would hope that nobody thinks I’m so simple as to believe otherwise. BUT, those choices are shaped by our society and our environment. The choices are made that much HARDER by our current environment.
That doesn’t mean that I buy in to the diet industry, either. The combination of that plus the food industry is making life hell.
I applaud you for your thoughtful comments. AND for your efforts.