Overweight people are NOT greedy or lazy, they are afflicted with food addiction

Yes food addiction can be a problem but as with any other addiction you can conquer it.

Not being fat is a choice. Yes it's harder for some but 99.9% of people can choose to not be fat.

I'm addicted to food, but I also run a ton. These people could eat all they want if they would exercise, but if you show me a super fat person you'll also be showing me someone who doesn't exercise or exercises very little.

So is OP a troll or just projecting about laziness?

This was also my thought process when I was young. You can eat complete crap but if you work hard enough, etc, etc. But as you get older it's not quite the same. I am not fat but I also don't live on junk either. I eat my share of "unhealthy" foods but I also do my fair share of exercise. It's a balance.

I wish I could choose to not be fat!

You can. Plenty of pills, stomach bands, stapling, diets, exercise, etc.

Hmm im not sure i know the answer. But i know who will definitely know the answer... Those boffins on the letsrun boards. Let's take a look

Fatties are gross and disgusting.

Fat people are greedy and lazy just like people addicted to drugs or alcohol are greedy and lazy. Being addicted to something doesnt absolve you of the moral failings of being addicted to that thing.

I don't know about all that ... I like to eat, is that so wrong?

I went into a bagel joint this morning & ordered a bagel sandwich. Picked out the healthiest one I could see on the menu. Heavy on veggies; no processed meats. 440 calories according to the menu. Black coffee to wash it down.
Next up at the counter was a woman who was easily 350 pounds. Between the high calorie & fat bagel combo she ordered, plus a caramel mocha with whipped cream, she was at 1,300+ calories.

Tell me with a straight face that her excessive weight was strictly glandular (or some other excuse) and not a result of her poor dietary choices.

Oh please don’t delude yourself with your false sense of will power. I tell you with a straight face that you are statistically unlikely to act differently at her weight coz your body needs those calories just to carry that weight. You would’ve gotten to that weight in the first place most likely because your leptin/ghrelin balance is slightly off.

Nobody is saying it is strictly will power or hormones, but as someone who has to consciously eat to fullness in order to not accidentally lose weight, I have great respect for the latter (hormonal) factor playing a very significant role in determining people’s dietary actions. I understand that many, perhaps most, people including intelligent, educated, strong-willed people struggle to control their weight.

How would you explain away the higher incidence of obesity in the U.S. vs. other countries with similar per-capita means, not to mention the escalating prevalence of obesity in the U.S. in the past few decades? Are the factors that you seem to think are the primary causes of obesity somehow becoming concentrated in this country, at this point in time, or is it more likely a result of cultural changes detrimental to healthy living?

Trolls are NOT deceitful or lazy, they are afflicted with a BS addiction.

By the way, I was overweight (40 pounds more than I am now) five years ago. Now my BMI is about 23. How did that happen? Diet & exercise.