KEN:
>This assumes that losing weight is an appropriate goal for an >unhealthy
>person.  In actuality, obesity is a symptom of an unhealthy >physiology.
>For an obese person, to lose weight while continuing to >eat in an
>unhealthy fashion is the worst possible thing, because they >will think
>they can eat "Snackwells" with impunity.
>One of the popular media myths is that obesity causes the diseases of
>civilization, when in actuality it is just another symptom.

JUSTIN:
This is something I've always agreed with.  A fat person who decides to
start eating healthy but doesn't want to go below maintenance calories, can
be perfectly healthy even though they're obese.  As far as obesity being a
*symptom* of an unhealthy lifestyle as opposed to a *cause*, I couldn't
agree more.

Justin Hasselman (who can't believe he's finally agreeing with Ken on
something)
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