A Fatter World

The world is getting fatter. As life goes on, past it's millions of years, the earth itself, changes shape. At times it has been more oblong, one very big egg, but not quite as easy to smash. Sometimes it is more spherical, a basketball of massive proportions. Now, however, the earth is getting more squished, it it wider that is tall. Congratulations people of the world, you made it just as fat as you are getting.

Obesity is a growing concern. As is anorexia, too bad the problem won't shrink away. Two thirds of Canadian Health Care is dedicated towards the problems that are fed by unhealthy eating, Obesity means getting that you eat so badly, your body hates you so much, that you just start getting bigger, and bigger. I'm very surprised no one has exploded yet. As for anorexics, are they supposed to implode?

Obesity causes a variety of health concerns, with diabetes being a huge problem. In 2000, 35% of men, and 27% of woman were overweight, having a Body Mass Index of over 27. Within the last 10 years, that number has greatly increased. $15.6 billion is spent on diabetes, per year. In 2004, 71 people aged 12 to 44 died from anorexia and bulimia. And over 10,000 people died from obesity-related illnesses.

The media constantly bombards people with images of super-thin girls, and really buff guys. Those are the images presented as being the only way of being attractive. The fact of the matter is, different people are attracted to different traits. Many guys do not like twigs, why would there? There’s no pillows for them to hug. Isn’t a teddy bear more comforting than a stick-man? And few people rarely find the obese attractive.

People skills aside, is being thin and ‘pretty’ worth being dead? Or losing your hair? Being constantly cold and bruising at the slightest touch. There is no upside to being fat. Yes, fat. Political correctness has led people to the delusion that killing yourself, and the healthcare system is okay. It’s not. What you save on your grocery bill of Kraft Dinners instead of Veggie Burgers, you more than make up for in health costs. That taxes are paying.

Obese people. Get off the couch and work of those chips. Anorexics. Have some chips.