[Oliver_W]

If someone's fat, they already lack self control, so cakes being in the office isn't going to make much difference.

[UserSince2005]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

If someone's fat, they already lack self control, so cakes being in the office isn't going to make much difference.

well there going to get even fatter if free cake is on offer.

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

If someone's fat, they already lack self control, so cakes being in the office isn't going to make much difference.

Some people are overweight for metabolic reasons (which are often genetic) or as a side-effect to some medications. It’s not always about food.

[Oliver_W]

Originally Posted by Redway

Some people are overweight for metabolic reasons (which are often genetic) or as a side-effect to some medications. It’s not always about food.

Then it won't make a great deal of difference if they est cake

[Redway]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Then it won't make a great deal of difference if they est cake

Maybe not but it’s so wrong to say that someone inherently lacks self-control for having a more-than-average bit of weight on them. That’s true sometimes but someone with severe type-two diabetes and something that requires them to take olanzapine (to list just one example out of hundreds, if not thousands) might struggle to keep themselves on the better side of 13/14 stone and that’s nothing to do with willpower. Someone with depression who overeats isn’t just a lazy sos who lacks willpower. I don’t know how people can even say that.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Redway

Some people are overweight for metabolic reasons (which are often genetic) or as a side-effect to some medications. It’s not always about food.

Metabolism & genetics CAN play a part,but we all know this is about people not having self control around sugary foods .

Like I said banning cakes & sweets in a work environment....is going a bit far .

[Redway]

Originally Posted by GoldHeart

Metabolism & genetics CAN play a part,but we all know this is about people not having self control around sugary foods .

The cake-thing per-se might be about people lacking self-control around sugary foods/snacks but people like Oliver seem to think that anyone who’s overweight is that way simply because of that. That’s where the problem is on this thread. It’s so much more complicated than that.

[GoldHeart]

Originally Posted by Redway

The cake-thing per-se might be about people lacking self-control around sugary foods/snacks but people like Oliver seem to think that anyone who’s overweight is that way simply because of that. That’s where the problem is on this thread. It’s so much more complicated than that.

I would say more people who are obese & overweight is because they have a bad diet & don't do enough exercise ,it's a fact whether you like it or not .

But some people are overweight due to other health issues, yes this is also true .....but if you're someone with a genetic metabolism problem,then you would need to watch your weight more so I would think .