The discussion here was about COVID and need for restrictions and restrictions come from the infectious nature.
An obese individual poses more risks to others than a non-obese individual. They are more susceptible to every disease, which means that if you interact with them in a public place, you are placed more at risk. Obesity itself is also starting to be deemed socially contagious.
> TUESDAY, Jan. 23, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Living in a neighborhood with a high rate of obesity might raise the odds that you and your children will become plus-sized, too.
https://www.webmd.com/diet/obesity/news/20180123/is-obesity-...
For a child, which can't be vaccinated currently, a single contact with a single infected person can cause an infection and consequences.
Quite different for me.
And yes, obesity is bad and we need ways to delay with it (while for the article, i wonder a bit about cause and effect, but I don't wa t to debate this in this thread)
An obese person is more likely to have a communicable disease. Coming into contact with them can cause an infection. This is no different than COVID.
Are you for banning obese people from public spaces? I fail to see the difference.
And yes, I am for encouraging healthy lifestyle (while that alone isn't enough as there are genetical predeterminations etc.)
https://www.forbes.com/sites/alexandrasternlicht/2020/05/11/...
> it has been clearly illustrated that obese patients are potentially more vulnerable to COVID-19 and more contagious than lean patients
https://www.rcpjournals.org/content/clinmedicine/20/4/e109
> Due to prolonged viral shedding, quarantine in obese subjects should likely be longer than normal weight individuals.