[shakil]

> I understand and I'm opposed to things like fat shaming

and then we jump right into it

> witnessing myself how people gorge on junk food and massively sugary starbucks drinks around me, that no, a good portion of those fat people have no hormonal problems

Interesting you brought up genetics earlier in your comment but then ignored it when discussing the "lifestyle choices" of fat people.

It is now established that genetic variations can be responsible for a 1.67 fold higher rate of obesity [1] Just having the wrong genes means more of the calories you consume end up as stored fat, with a subsequent reduction in mitochondrial thermogenesis by a factor of 5 in those cells.

Lets stop blaming "lifestyle choices" and fat people's lack of willpower for this public health crisis and find ways to control it through meaningful interventions that address the real issues underlying the phenomenon.

1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTO_gene#Obesity