Is overeating more addictive than crack cocaine?
August 11, 2015 5:44 PM   Subscribe

Obesity is an incurable disease. So why is the government intent on punishing sufferers? Fat-shaming is worse than useless. David Cameron points his finger at the afflicted, but food manufacturers and advertisers are the real culprits. SLMonbiot.
posted by wilful (1 comment total)

This post was deleted for the following reason: We already have a post on this subject today, and it tends to be a touchy one. Feed free to mention this there. -- restless_nomad



 
I am not going to take on the question of whether obesity is treatable, but the idea of denying benefits to obese people is completely unhinged. And how are they going to measure compliance with treatment? It's bizarre.
posted by ArbitraryAndCapricious at 5:59 PM on August 11, 2015 [1 favorite]


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