Fat Tax: The Socio-Economics of Obesity

[Jackinthebox]

Throughout most of human history being overweight was a sign of wealth. beauty, and even good health. The robust and jolly outwardly displayed their access to a wide variety of food and plenty of it. In fact many cultures still today hold that obesity is desirable, rather than unhealthy or grotesque as we have come to view it in modern western society in the last century.

So why this shift in thinking? Well, we are told now it's not healthy to be plump. Thanks to decades of media manipulation and the opinions of so-called experts, even in trusted positions of government, we as a society have come to accept a number of erroneous conclusions about obesity and public health. False conclusions which are actually highly profitable to any company associated with our healthcare industry or any of the industries involved in anything we eat. From the fertilizer companies to the grocery stores, the pharmaceutical companies to the insurance conglomerates. A huge portion of our economy operates and is stimulated by this big lie that is literally killing us.

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[Stephanie]

good grief, next they are going to want a tax for breathing the air

 

[Wake]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

 

[Jackinthebox]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems, but rather just another symptom of a deliberate sabotage of our food supply.

 

[Wake]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems

Not correct.

Working as a health care provider, I see and know firsthand how obesity typically leads to so many other health problems.

 

[Jackinthebox]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems

Not correct.

Working as a health care provider, I see and know firsthand how obesity typically leads to so many other health problems.

Because you are trained to see it that way. Most people see it that way. It's been pounded into our heads. But you can be overweight and be perfectly healthy, or normal weight and still have heart disease, etc. Weight is not a cause of bad health. Bad food is.

 

[Wake]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems

Not correct.

Working as a health care provider, I see and know firsthand how obesity typically leads to so many other health problems.

Because you are trained to see it that way. Most people see it that way. It's been pounded into our heads. But you can be overweight and be perfectly healthy, or normal weight and still have heart disease, etc. Weight is not a cause of bad health. Bad food is.

Obesity is indeed a cause of bad health.

Hypertension, wearing on your joints, limited mobility, diabetes. These are a few.

Please don't try to misguide people by telling being overweight isn't a cause of bad health.

Life is tough enough as it is. Telling them these untruths is something they don't need.

 

[Jackinthebox]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems

Not correct.

Working as a health care provider, I see and know firsthand how obesity typically leads to so many other health problems.

Because you are trained to see it that way. Most people see it that way. It's been pounded into our heads. But you can be overweight and be perfectly healthy, or normal weight and still have heart disease, etc. Weight is not a cause of bad health. Bad food is.

Obesity is indeed a cause of bad health.

Hypertension, wearing on your joints, limited mobility, diabetes. These are a few.

Please don't try to misguide people by telling being overweight isn't a cause of bad health.

Life is tough enough as it is. Telling them these untruths is something they don't need.

Okay, I am not saying that being overweight is GOOD for you, but it is not the root cause of the vast majority of health problems attributed to it. Our food is what is making us sick, AND fat. Obesity is a symptom MORE than a cause might be more accurate. Yes, extra weight will put more wear and tear on joints, and a few minor issues like that. But diabetes is not caused by obesity, and neither is hypertension or high blood pressure, etc.

 

[waltky]

Mexico City dealin' with obesity epidemic...

Fat city: the obesity crisis that threatens to overwhelm Mexico's capital
Friday 13 November 2015 - A ‘sugar tax’ has been among strategies to tackle the issue nationwide, but the capital has a specific challenge: make residents less reluctant to exercise, or risk a public health and economic catastrophe

Mexico City – like the rest of the country – is in the grip of an obesity crisis. While the reasons for this are far from black and white, close analysis suggests that a lack of physical activity could be the main contributing factor. In 2013, Mexico responded to its (literally) growing problem by introducing taxes on food and drink with a high sugar or fat content, becoming something of an international case study. While this has been successful in raising money for the government, the health impacts of the “sugar tax” are not yet scientifically proven.

The move was prompted by reports such as the 2012 National Survey of Health and Nutrition, which found that in greater Mexico City, almost seven million people were overweight and five million people were clinically obese – a total of 56% of the city’s population of around 21 million people. As hard as it is to compare these numbers with those in other Mexican cities (due to the lack of representative data for smaller cities), we can say that if Mexico City were a state, officially it would be the most overweight state in the entire country.

Between 2000 and 2012, adult obesity has shown a steady upward trend in the capital, where it affected 16% of the city population in 2000, 19% in 2006, and 26% in 2012. In 2012, more women (28%) than men (24%) were found to be obese in central Mexico City, while 35% of children aged five–11 were either overweight or obese. The consequences of these numbers could be devastating: Mexico’s health ministry has warned that if the problem is not addressed, the life expectancy of future generations will probably go down.

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[iamwhatiseem]

Wait...

Are you saying it's wrong to say that it's not healthy to be overweight?

Weight is not a cause of our health problems, but rather just another symptom of a deliberate sabotage of our food supply.

Wow...so that is like saying smoking is not a health concern. Actually it is worse, more people die every year from food-induced disease than smoking ever though about.
You are so wrong that it truly boggles the mind how a person of even low intellect could possibly draw such an absurd opinion.