Obesity Acceptance or Discrimination

The war has begun over acceptance vs discrimination on obesity in America as complaints have been filed with discrimination in careers, medicine for health and with other people. The argument is that no matter the shape of the person everyone should be treated equal as there is no difference between an overweight and a fit person.

The Sad Fact

It is very hard for me to say this but obesity hinders a persons health so of course medicine for overweight people will be recommended different medicines as they usually need more help than a person in good health. I don’t understand why people just don’t exercise and eat healthy as people who exercise and eat healthy cut down their doctor bills by over 65%.

Being overweight and obesity usually leads to weight loss methods like gastric bypass surgery and even prescription drugs that is estimated by the government to cost over #100 billion for aiding obesity as well as losing 300 lives each year. This to me is not acceptable at all!

NAAFA (National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance) The stand they have is that obesity is not unhealthy and is actually normal for some people and is not at all their fault. One of their arguments is that there is nothing wrong with being obese in terms of health as not all end up with diabetes or heart disease.  The thing is if I believe that obesity is not a disease than neither is cancer nor diabetes, nor osteoporosis, and a long list of other so-called diseases. For now I will just say obesity is a very serious condition that hinders your health, energy and acceptance in our society today.

Where We Stand on Obesity

All we are pointing out is that obesity is a health risk and a disease but this doesn’t mean that the establishment is out to attack or discriminate against obese people. We encourage people that are overweight and obese to get medical help with exercise and nutritional counseling instead of using surgical procedures and prescription drugs. The fact is being overweight and obese is unhealthy as it damages the heart, digestion system and just about every function in your body.

We don’t like when people discriminate other people because of their weight condition but I too had to go through this process and the good thing you can do something about eat. Start eating healthy and exercising daily and make your life active as when boredom comes along the unhealthy eating is following right behind.

Have a great day and God bless!