Charles Barkley pisses off Fat Acceptance Group over 'anti-obese' comments

[luv]

Originally Posted by Omaha

OK. I'm not being a dick, but what point are you trying to make?

The same one I used to. He's the exception to the norm.

[ShortRoundChief]

Originally Posted by Omaha

I don't think this is entirely stupid. People who don't take care of themselves (including fatties, smokers, etc) are driving up health care costs. Look at what Obamacare has done to our health insurance rates. The cost of "insuring" everyone is causing people who have been doing the right things all along to pay a lot more for health insurance.

You shut your politic whoring mouth!

[wazu]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

While it is true that the vast majority of fat people are fat because they chose to be, there is a section of society out there that is fat due to medical conditions like thyroid disease.

Not everybody can just "change it".

So for those people, if they stop eating altogether, they will remain fat? Serious question, just trying to understand. Somebody pointed out to me a long time ago that in the photos of Japanese WW2 prison camps there wasn't a single soldier who was "big boned" or had a thyroid problem. Seemed to disprove any possible reason/excuse.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by wazu

So for those people, if they stop eating altogether, they will remain fat? Serious question, just trying to understand. Somebody pointed out to me a long time ago that in the photos of Japanese WW2 prison camps there wasn't a single soldier who was "big boned" or had a thyroid problem. Seemed to disprove any possible reason/excuse.

Well, certainly if they stop eating altogether, they're going to waste away and starve to death.

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

While it is true that the vast majority of fat people are fat because they chose to be, there is a section of society out there that is fat due to medical conditions like thyroid disease.



Not everybody can just "change it".

With no medical background to back up my claim, I think most people with thyroid issues use it as a crutch.

I knew a girl back in the day that had a thyroid condition. She played baseball to remain fit but admitted if she stopped being active she'd blow up. She was one of the hottest chicks I knew.

[KC native]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

With no medical background to back up my claim, I think most people with thyroid issues use it as a crutch.

I knew a girl back in the day that had a thyroid condition. She played baseball to remain fit but admitted if she stopped being active she'd blow up. She was one of the hottest chicks I knew.

Did she like churros?

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by wazu

So for those people, if they stop eating altogether, they will remain fat? Serious question, just trying to understand. Somebody pointed out to me a long time ago that in the photos of Japanese WW2 prison camps there wasn't a single soldier who was "big boned" or had a thyroid problem. Seemed to disprove any possible reason/excuse.

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

With no medical background to back up my claim, I think most people with thyroid issues use it as a crutch.

I knew a girl back in the day that had a thyroid condition. She played baseball to remain fit but admitted if she stopped being active she'd blow up. She was one of the hottest chicks I knew.

My brother had cancer when he was in HS. The treatment destroyed his thyroid. It doesn't work. He gains a lot of weight when he eats shitty and doesn't exercise. He loses weight when he eats right and exercises. I don't know exactly how the science works with the thyroid, but he is able to manage it.

[htismaqe]

Originally Posted by Omaha

My brother had cancer when he was in HS. The treatment destroyed his thyroid. It doesn't work. He gains a lot of weight when he eats shitty and doesn't exercise. He loses weight when he eats right and exercises. I don't know exactly how the science works with the thyroid, but he is able to manage it.

He almost certainly takes a thyroid augmenter, right?

[Omaha]

Originally Posted by htismaqe

He almost certainly takes a thyroid augmenter, right?

He takes something. Wouldn't people with thyroid problems take something, too? Like I said, I don't know a ton about it.

[mr. tegu]

[luv]

Originally Posted by ThaVirus

With no medical background to back up my claim, I think most people with thyroid issues use it as a crutch.

I knew a girl back in the day that had a thyroid condition. She played baseball to remain fit but admitted if she stopped being active she'd blow up. She was one of the hottest chicks I knew.

It can make you more susceptible, but even in those cases it can be controlled if you try.