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The biggest problem with our health, however, is still Obesity. Just as the fat were mislead by being made to believe that "low fat == healthy" these people will be similarly think "low carb == healthy" and proceed to get obese on low-carb foods.

Face it, if you're a healthy weight, by body-fat percentage, you don't have to worry about fructose vs glucose or fat vs carbs.

Americans need to put their forks down. We need to start holding the overweight and the fat accountable for their expensive lifestyle choices.

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> We need to start holding the overweight and the fat accountable for their expensive lifestyle choices.

Ha, that's a good one. The answer you'll get is that nobody is responsible for their expensive lifestyle choices, and everyone is a victim of the system. People are fat? Not their fault; they live in food and exercise deserts and/or are trapped in the poverty cycle where they can only afford garbage calories. What, they are middle class? Genetic, then. Their parents are fat and it takes an overwhelming amount of effort to break the cycle.

The only solution is to change the system, not people. Which, unfortunately, can have adverse effects on healthy weighted people that like the current system.

Weight should probably be taken into account for insurance premiums. But you shouldn't single them out as the only unhealthy people in the world.

Drinkers, drug users, smokers have huge impacts. People who engage in anal sex transmit a hugely disproportionate amount of STDs.

Non-obese people who eat unhealthy are also a problem.

"They cost us money" is often just an excuse to discriminate or control other people's lives.

It's cheaper to eat unhealthy than healthy foods in America. Only the rich or upper middle class can afford healthy food.

> We need to start holding the overweight and the fat accountable for their expensive lifestyle choices.

Accountable to whom?

Here's a suggestion: Mind your own business. Don't concern yourself with things that don't concern you.

I recently am finding it really hard to find non low-fat yogurt. Not fun.

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