darkwolf 590 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Good initiative. But if it's genetic? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
uo111 5,282 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Good initiative. But if it's genetic? Then you could fine them for lying. People be like, "I'm fat because of genetics. I eat nothing but vegetables and hate meat!" and then you look at their facebook and they just posted a delicious meal of cheesy pasta with a few springs of parsley as their "vegetable." It's almost never genetic and if it is, then the person saying it actually has a name for what's wrong with them. Because the diseases you get that might cause obesity do not just cause obesity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlondeQueenOfGGD 25,454 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 I like this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
teo 609 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 This sounds nice... on paper, but what if these people can't really afford "healthy" food? They are basically giving them two options: be fined or starve your child so you won't get fined. This is not the way to do this imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Die 1,864 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 Then you could fine them for lying. People be like, "I'm fat because of genetics. I eat nothing but vegetables and hate meat!" and then you look at their facebook and they just posted a delicious meal of cheesy pasta with a few springs of parsley as their "vegetable." It's almost never genetic and if it is, then the person saying it actually has a name for what's wrong with them. Because the diseases you get that might cause obesity do not just cause obesity. I actually had a discussion about this a while back and I agree. You can't force someone to eat healthy and just expect them to obey. We are not wired to drop unhealthy habits cold-turkey. So then they pull the "I can't control it" card. As someone with an actual mitochondrial disorder and yet was able to both gain and lose weight with enough determination, I can say that "genetics" is a damn cop-out. Nod if you wanna make love with the enemy. ❤ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocaine Heart 4,768 Posted February 11, 2015 Share Posted February 11, 2015 What the fck is this ****? I doubt people who can't afford eating healthy (oops, surprise, eating healthy is expensive!) can afford a 800$ fine. Also what are you gonna do? Force your children to exercise? I understand that there should be a way to encourage people (specially children) on eating healthy, but this only promotes the fat stigma in society. We going to boo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ByeBye49 161 Posted February 12, 2015 Share Posted February 12, 2015 Ehhh, I think it could have some changes. Mixed feelings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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