Why are heavy people not taken seriously?

We're set to become the fattest country in Europe before 2030, and yet people bury their heads in the sand and refuse to see it as a problem.

It's a worrying trend that there is also an increase in obese teenagers, I was one but I was in a minority 30 years ago.

Now it's much more common due to a lack of exercise and bad diet, young people set themselves up for a shorter lifespan unless weight issues are tackled at a young age.

Solomon Pleasant wrote: »

People take other people at face people. I find it surprising in 2017 that it's necessary to explain this. How you present yourself in terms of appearance and attitude is how you are perceived.

As a result of this particular aspect of human nature, fat people are perceived as lazy, less competent and generally much less approachable than their more physically appealing counterparts. This is generally why overweight people aren't taken as seriously - They represent something which people desperately wish to avoid becoming and what every magazine, celebrity and piece of health related media so often criticize. It probably isn't fair, or even entirely sensible, that we place such a heavy emphasis on a person's appearance but it's always been like that and always will be.

People don't have to be physically perfect in every respect but we really should strive to improve ourselves and become the best version of ourselves within our own unique circumstances.

Wow, hows life up on that high horse? Cheek of you to suggest that its "always been like that" as well. No it hasn't- its the 24/7 social media, advertisements depicting men and women as chiselled perfect creatures who must never put on an ounce of weight lest they be banished from society.

I sincerely hope that you, your spouse or your kids never have to take tablets to treat cancer that bloat you out, that you never have an episode in your life where you turn to food or drink to cope or that you never suffer from a slow metabolism and start putting on a few pounds. I struggle to think of how your tiny, ignorant mind would cope.

Right, so what causes obesity? It's mainly the consumption of foods which cause a spike in insulin and are high in the glycemic index. Some people can eat a tonne of pizzas and not gain a pound. Others can do the same and end up on a Wal Mart scooter. There have been plenty of studies about the fact the consumption of food in calorie terms is roughly the same for people in the normal health range and the heavier range. A calorie is not a calorie and your body does not obey the law of thermodynamics. They don't have a clue like.

Heavy men and women are not taken seriously because they have health and fertility problems: just about every disease out there (with the exception of some stuff like schizophrenia oddly enough) increases in probability. So that fat woman is unattractive to you because biologically because the kids are going to end up sicker,dumber and unhealthier. The fat man is unattractive to you because he's got less of an ability to protect and win in a fight.

This sthuff is big like. You especially notice it when you're a former fattie and you turn yourself into a skinny lad and then turn yourself into an athletic lad by deadlifting 400 pounds and putting on some muscle say.

Lift weights and eat a low carb diet. You'll be amazed how people will react to you.

Its about looks simple as.

If your good looking but a bit heavy you can get away with it otherwise your just ''The fat one''

The same goes for skinny or fit people its not worth a ****e if there ugly bastards.

Why do you think theres so many short average looking men into the gym scene? Cause without there topless six pack social media photos there ****ing nothing.

Especially in todays society its all about looks weather your big or small if you can pull off what you've got then thats half the battle.

This is coming from someone who isnt really into skinny women either who would prefer a curvy bigger overweight whatever you want to call them woman most of the time.

So im not even bashing fat people :pac:

To be fair I think a lot of the OPs insecurities could be his own head and he's just projecting them on to other people.

I personally am not a judgmental person, I don't think less of anyone because they are overweight.

I just find myself wondering sometimes how some-one can allow themselves to get morbidly obese. I do understand there are many different reasons for it but like drinking, smoking or taking drugs I do believe that in the vast majority of cases if someone really wants to change their lifestyle they will.