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minus-squareslaacaa@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down4·2 months agoObesity is a disease, so it should be treated as such. It’s not more of a personal failure then getting lung cancer from smoking. Yet tobacco companies are shamed and taxed, while the sellers of addictive junk foods and sugary waters are thrivingcand marketing for children. And at the end, people are dying, and taxpayers are paying the cost for capitalist greed.
minus-squareLv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·2 months agoNobody blames the patient for getting lung cancer, they blame the patient for smoking for years knowing the risks. Same thing with obesity related heart issues. You aren’t being blamed for the heart issues, you are being blamed for eating yourself into obesity.
Obesity is a disease, so it should be treated as such. It’s not more of a personal failure then getting lung cancer from smoking.
Yet tobacco companies are shamed and taxed, while the sellers of addictive junk foods and sugary waters are thrivingcand marketing for children.
And at the end, people are dying, and taxpayers are paying the cost for capitalist greed.
Nobody blames the patient for getting lung cancer, they blame the patient for smoking for years knowing the risks.
Same thing with obesity related heart issues. You aren’t being blamed for the heart issues, you are being blamed for eating yourself into obesity.