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There is a direct correlation between body-mass and daily calorie intake. The average 300 pounder eats about twice what the average 150 pounder eats. Some people have big bodies, and sure, some people put on weight more easily (because they find it easier to eat lots), but at the end of the day you still make that decision: Should I supersize that?
To suggest that being fat is anything but a personal choice is misguided. It is physically impossible to put on fat unless you are eating more than your body needs.
By accepting that being fat is somehow not the fault of the fat person, you are taking a big, jiggly step towards forcing non-fat people to help cover the increased medical costs associated with the obese, as well as making it a disability (extra wide airline seats for the double-wide asses at no extra charge, etc.)
If you want to be fat, or if you want to eat disguisting quantities of food more than you want to be thin, then fine, but don't try to blame your weight problems on anyone but yourself.
For instance:
We have a big guy on my team. He broke his arm and was in a school for a couple months where he wrote reports, ran out to get fast food daily, and did very little excercise. When he finally got back, he was 270+ lbs and looked fat. He started eating right and working out everyday and in the last three months he has lost 40 lbs and he now looks ripped. He made a personal decision and corrected the problem, there is no reason others can't do the same.
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