And a costly one. Study after study has linked obesity to heart problems, cancer and a host of other ailments. All those health problems cost everyone. We all pay higher insurance premiums to cover the times some cholesterol-packing pachyderm runs up a hefty hospital tab. We all pay higher taxes to cover the people who do the same, and don't have insurance.
Obesity means illness and sick days and that means lost productivity.
If the obese can't respect society's need to be trim, they ought to be locked away. Sounds like a good get-tough campaign speech. Fortunately, to all of you who don't own 100 hours of Susan Powter videos, it also sounds ridiculous. Which, of course, it is. Obesity is a bad choice, but it's a choice.