When it comes to the topic of Fat Tax for being overweight in the United States, most of us will readily agree that they should not be tax for being obese. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on the question of whether or not overweight people should be Tax. Overweight people should not be tax. Being taxed for being overweight is ridiculous because they could be suffering from depression or have an eating disorder. It is also considered discrimination to discriminate someone for being obese. Although many people have different opinions, ultimately I believe that there should not be a fat tax for being overweight in the U.S. since they being overweight may stem from a disorder, it could lead to or be considered discriminatory, and
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Obesity is a disease with endocrine and genetics causes, as in Prader-Willi and Bardet-Biedl syndromes. If a child is obese they do not have an eating disorder or disease they just don’t know how to eat correctly. They stated, “Obesity is a problem of energy balance: more calories consumed than those spent in physical activity. (22)” In other words they think that obese people eat a lot and are indolent since they are not physically active like skinny people. My cousin who is the same age as me is really skinny and fit. Every time we go out to eat she eats so much, double what I eat and still looks great while I eat less than her and I’m fatter. In my perspective I believe it all depends on the person and their genes. In the book, I found it really motivating that they mentioned how back in the days from the 1970s and 1980s schools had a nutrition class, school food programs and a physical education workshop. They had a lot of counseling techniques that concerned fitness, athletic performance, and weight loss. That is why a lot of people were not over weight. The percent now compared to back than was a big difference due to the fact that now schools allow junk food to be sold at campus and before they were prohibited. If people that are overweight are really lazy and eat like there’s no tomorrow then maybe they should be taxed because they are not putting effort into trying to look better and be healthier. Anyone can lose weight it’s just a matter of dedication and dieting. One doctor stated, “It’s like talking to someone who’s eighty years old. Overweight kids have the same maladies [that seniors do];
Obesity is a disease with endocrine and genetics causes, as in Prader-Willi and Bardet-Biedl syndromes. If a child is obese they do not have an eating disorder or disease they just don’t know how to eat correctly. They stated, “Obesity is a problem of energy balance: more calories consumed than those spent in physical activity. (22)” In other words they think that obese people eat a lot and are indolent since they are not physically active like skinny people. My cousin who is the same age as me is really skinny and fit. Every time we go out to eat she eats so much, double what I eat and still looks great while I eat less than her and I’m fatter. In my perspective I believe it all depends on the person and their genes. In the book, I found it really motivating that they mentioned how back in the days from the 1970s and 1980s schools had a nutrition class, school food programs and a physical education workshop. They had a lot of counseling techniques that concerned fitness, athletic performance, and weight loss. That is why a lot of people were not over weight. The percent now compared to back than was a big difference due to the fact that now schools allow junk food to be sold at campus and before they were prohibited. If people that are overweight are really lazy and eat like there’s no tomorrow then maybe they should be taxed because they are not putting effort into trying to look better and be healthier. Anyone can lose weight it’s just a matter of dedication and dieting. One doctor stated, “It’s like talking to someone who’s eighty years old. Overweight kids have the same maladies [that seniors do];