This shit is dangerous. I don't think people deserve to be made fun of because of their size, I get that, but to try and normalize being size 16 and beyond is bat shit crazy. There are so, so many negatives and zero positives. To have a convention where everyone gets together and they tell each other how great they are, how this it's natural and is just they way they are...nothing about this is sane. Medical professionals should be outraged.

The population was never this big in the past. Look at photos from people in the 60s and 70s. Everyone was a normal healthy weight and obesity was an exception. I think a lot of this comes from the crap they allow in the food in North America. The FDA is totally captured/corrupt. That whole business with Aspartame is all I need to know about them to see they are so full of shit. The paper they write their findings on has more value in it then the words themselves. The people running it should get jail time.

I'm not putting all the blame on the FDA though. People are their own worst problem. There is a complete lack of will power and accountability. I'm big into fitness and have seen many a person lose the weight. Anyone and everyone who puts forth a solid effort can do it. It's a matter of self control and determination.