I have to play devil's advocate. I'm overweight. I've recently taken a nutrition class (talk about embarrassing sitting with all of those health nuts!) and I've recently attended an informational meeting about obesity surgery. The meeting was especially sobering. Let's not be in denial. Obesity DOES lead to a HOST of physical illnesses - some of them deadly. If it's not the CAUSE, it may be preventing your body from healing itself from the problem. I'm at a point where I've realized that - barring an unforeseen accident - my obesity WILL kill me...maybe not in 10 years, maybe not in 20, but it WILL mean my demise someday. I've made excuses for YEARS; now I'm trying to face up to it realistically.
Some of the statistics are downright scary. Obese people have a 5-7% higher chance of dying from diabetes or heart attack. People who are double their weight have a 50% greater chance of dying young! How many fat octogenarians have you honestly seen? Also, they a study on sicknesses/diseases, and two years after the surgery (I'm not necessarily saying surgery is the only way) 96% of all sicknesses/diseases were GONE! People were off blood pressure meds, diabetes was gone, you name it! That speaks volumes.
I'm NOT disagreeing that overweight people are treated poorly at the doctor's office. I think obese people are treated poorly everywhere, with intolerance, misjudgment, and disgust. This is a social problem of epidemic proportion - especially in the US. You can be any color, religion, ethnicity, belief, etc. you choose these days, but the one faux pas that still exists is to be fat. In a country where diversity is being embraced more and more, overweight people are still made to feel ridiculed isolated and ashamed. It’s sad. I wish each one of you luck in your ongoing battles. Hopefully it helps to remember than you’re not alone.
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