From
http://www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/hcp_newsarticle.jsp?newsid=286260&newsgroup=2
"Obesity risk depends on two factors: genetic variants in candidate genes, and biographical exposure to environmental risk factors," said M. C. Ochoa and colleagues at the University of Navarra. "It is necessary to perform new studies, with appropriate control groups and designs, in order to reach relevant conclusions with regard to gene/environmental (diet, lifestyle) interactions."
Blaming genes on this fat fu(k is pretty much 1/2 ignorant.
Granted it's growing fast, genetic research is still in its infancy and I wouldn't rely on it until I've seen something more concrete.
I have no sympathy for him.
If you'd like some analytical data, check out a book by Greg Critser called
How Americans Became the Fattest People in the World. I think you'll enjoy it. In it, you'll find out that the whole world is getting fatter - with America leading the "race". The main cause? Cheaper food and cheaper, more fattening ingredients.
Originally posted by caltour:
Attaboy, delmar. Makin' me proud to be a member of the human race.
The fat dude is obviously really messed up. He probably has an EXTREME genetic predisposition to obesity and some serious psychological problems too (it looks like he may have been trying to kill himself with food). He also has apparently had the bad luck of living with an idiot who has been feeding him nearly to death. His genetic defect and his mental problems and his stupid "enabler" friend are like the "perfect storm" to cause his obesity.
Don't you see that people with certain inherited traits (and other contributing factors) have no real control over their condition? This guy is not your average overweight person who just needs to exercise and stop supersizing his meals; you don't get that obese just by being careless or by having poor impulse control.
Do you want to blame the people who are born with bipolar syndrome or retardation or spina bifida for their conditions too? You are cold, man. Very cold.
