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

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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.