http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/16/health/16essa.html?ref=science
This article is about how fat people are being judged harshly by doctors and employers. Many doctors are very frank saying that they would treat fat people a lot different than average sized people, as they don't trust them to do what they need to do. They cause a lot of stress towards fat people, according to the article, causing diabetes and other stress related diseases. Employers are very biased, in that they will not even consider hiring a larger person for a job. One woman described how she had a really good phone conversation with an employer, but when they met in person she was totally turned down. The employer didn't look at her and made a big deal about whether or not to go up the stairs or take the elevator. She didn't even recieve a "not thank you" letter. I think this is a very biased article. The person who wrote it was obese herself, saying that in the first paragraph. She probably made it sound worse than it actually is and is making excuses for herself. Honestly, yes there are people who just don't have the ability to take off weight, but that must be a fairly small percentage. I think most obese people have the choice to work hard, eat right, and stay healthy or continue what they normally do. Employers probably stereo-type many obese people because they think they are too lazy to do anything about their weight. If you have ever seen the Biggest Loser, it proves that even the largest people can get thin, its just a matter of working for it. I think this article is just making excuses for obese people not to do anything about their weight and make them feel better about themselves.