Fat and happy? Get over it.
In a report listed on the BBC, 26% of obese people have no desire to lose weight, according to the results of a new survey from this story on the burgeoning medical supply business for obese patients. The Post discusses 5XL hospital gowns (“AmpleWear”), four-foot wide wheelchairs, and high-capacity scales capable of weighing patients up to 650 pounds. The article also discusses how patients were tired of having to find other solutions to their health problems and how this lack of basic medical services prevented many obese people from finding health care.
I for one think that accommodation is not the solution to America’s growing waistline. While it may be a valid medical condition in some cases, most obesity is caused by poor eating and exercise habits. The increased medical costs of treating the obese are raising medical costs overall and, in turn, raising costs for medical insurance. I try to eat well, and I do work out (I’m a distance runner). I should not have to be punished for the irresponsibility of others, nor should millions of other Americans. Obesity is a drain on our economy, not to mention our overall image here and abroad.
Keep your New Year’s resolution: lose some weight.
