is there a good excuse for obesity?

Answer 1

Only if a medical condition is causing it. I have heard of people wh are obese because oh something going wrong in their body. It seems no matter what they eat or how they exercise, it don't help. Others just eat to much fast food and snacks and are couch potatoes. And no there is no excuse for them.

Answer 2

Personally, I eat under 800 Calories a day and drink at least 80 oz of water. I am vegetarian, nearly vegan. I don't touch red meat (or any meat) and or processed food. I do tae bo and pilates and I love running, but I'm still over weight due to a disease (PCOS) and I had a surgery in 8th grade where they had to cut into my stomach and attatch the lining to my epidermis so I have no stomach muscles on my right side.

So, it's not an excuse, it's a reason. It's not like I don't work out or eat right, but my body stores fat around my ovaries (I'm sure u wanted to know that) and I cannot build the muscle.

Answer 3

The genes you inherit from your parents can affect your weight. Children of obese parents are 10 times more likely to become obese than children whose parents are not obese. Unhealthy family eating habits may also be a reason several members of a family are obese. Rarely, hormone imbalance causes obesity.

Your health care provider will measure your weight. He or she may perform a physical exam and ask about your medical history. Your blood may be tested to measure the amounts of sugar, cholesterol, and triglycerides in it. If your provider thinks you might have hypothyroidism, a thyroid-stimulating hormone test might be done. Hypothyroidism is a condition in which the body does not produce enough thyroid hormone. Thyroid hormone controls the amount of energy the body uses.

http://dwb.unl.edu/Teacher/NSF/C11/C11Links/www.med.umich.edu/1libr/primry/life13.htm#hereditary



(I say, unless it's something you cant control then no there is no good excuse for obesity. But there are other factors like depression.)

The obese are often unhappy about their weight and may also be clinically depressed, prompting a great deal of study and speculation about the connection between obesity and depression. Does overeating and overweight lead to depression or does depression lead to overeating and overweight? The relationship is probably circular, each one relating to the other.

http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/8596/24733/192512.html?d=dmtContent

Answer 4

I wouldn't say it's an excuse, but there are reasons (besides over-eating or being lazy) that can cause it. I live in South Africa, where many people cannot afford proper nutrition- they live off bread and pap (kinda like poridge) which, as you can imagine, although cheap, is not exactly great for the body. I've been overweight for many years, and although I don't get as much excercise as I need to, I also don't over-eat. My family often have to buy what they can afford, versus what would be healthy. Also, many of the poorest people walk almost everywhere they go, but still don't lose weight because they can't afford proper nutrition.

Answer 5

the only good one would be genetics, or some kind of illness. I'd bet a hundred to one dollars that there are plenty of obese people that have a better diet than me and excercise more, yet I am still skinnier as a result of sheer luck

Answer 6

if the obesity is caused by something physiological or glandular where the person can't help yes there's an excuse. but there isno excuse for people who are overeating themselves into obesity.

Answer 7

As far as I'm concerned....no.

I view it as a prime example of laziness, poor diet, and poor self-image.

A little bit of chub is one thing, but to be flat out FAT is disgusting.

Now, there are circumstances with glandular disorders (which are actually quite rare...but it's a common excuse), and diabetes (which is growing due to poor diet/no exercise at an absolutely explosive exponential rate.)

But outside of those two factors, as far as I'm concerned....your body should be treated as a temple....and all that disgusting fatness kills health, and self-confidence....and it's a damnable shame.

If you want to look at this viewpoint as cold or uncaring, that's your business. You to yours, and me to mine.

Answer 8

No. Excuses are never good. There may be good reasons, but then there are also good solutions.

Answer 9

How could eating food ever make you fat?It gets eliminated.

Answer 10

Medical conditions. Otherwise, no.