Comments on: The fat tax

By: maryc

maryc — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 01:27:42 +0000

People with eating disorders feel helpless…..that’s part of the disorder. However, people do find ways to recover and people need to be encouraged to act on finding the way to live a healthy life. I have lived for more than 9 years keeping a 65 lb weight loss. It was a lifestyle change and a food plan. Before I found my way out, few people did anything to push me in the right direction and that includes doctors at annual physicals, friends, colleagues at work. I would have resented paying extra for my health care. But I felt helpless and resentful about most things. Being gravely overweight is a sign that something is wrong. Ignoring the social, as well as the personal, consequences, is not doing anyone any good.

By: Tina

Tina — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:52:20 +0000

I think this is wrong! I have done low-carb in the past to lose weight and it works for me, as long as I make it a lifestyle change, not just a diet! Thing is, many don’t accept this as a healthy way to lose weight, even though I have seen my cholesterol levels drop, my diabetes improve and avoided high blood pressure by doing so! Is the state going to regulate how these people are to lose the weight? Like low fat, low calorie, or what? I think this will lead to more crash diets, diet pill abuse and possibly use of illegal drugs to lose weight! How sad!

By: Jimmy Cruz

Jimmy Cruz — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 15:04:43 +0000

here in Philippines, obesity is also becoming a problem. More and more children are getting obese due to a lifestyle that is not fully of physical activities. most kids just wants to watch TV, play computer games and surf the net.

By: Grey House

Grey House — Sat, 06 Sep 2008 15:03:45 +0000

Wow, this is unbelievable. Rather then simply try to shame people into doing drastic things like yo-yo dieting that have been shown over and over not to work, they should sit down and think “what can be do to promote healthier habits across the board?” What about giving people time during their work day to exercise, or making sure that catered lunches are healthy? Those steps would benefit everyone, not just people who are overweight. Also, studies have shown recently that people who are technically overweight (by BMI) and exercise are healthier then people who weigh less and don’t exercise. So again, weight is not a measure of anything! People can have eating disorders at any weight and can be fit or unfit at any weight!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:31:58 +0000

Every time I hear/read about this I become completely infuriated. I keep thinking When is this going to happen in more states, Will we do something, enough, then? and what now?
It makes no sense to me at all and I have a very hard time understanding any of it.

By: KC Elaine

KC Elaine — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:07:18 +0000

wow, this is sickening. I agree with you 100%

By: Mike Harmon

Mike Harmon — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 03:00:07 +0000

I must say this is a great article i enjoyed reading it keep the good work