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The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Have you ever seen a skinny woman with a fat husband in the Western countries? Why is that a fat man has never been on the cover of such articles, or even as inspiration?
In India, both parties, generally, fatten up after marriage and earn the badge of “khate Peete ghar k log” which is blatantly unhealthy.
Obese children are called cute and other cheerful names in their childhood and when they end up being obese in their teens and adulthood are called names by inconsiderate peers and people.
Being fat is not healthy and shouldn’t be acceptable at a societal level. Fat-shaming is a rude way to tell fat people of their shortcomings.
Normalisation by asking for acceptance of obesity, advocating “it’s okay to be fat” and silencing everyone with accusation of “fat-shaming” and “mind your own business” is not the way forward either.
Fat people should form their support groups including dieticians and others to get rid of obesity in a supportive manner.
Yeah — Obesity is a result of number of failures, Institutional and Failure. We ought to not generalize since we aren’t aware with each case.
However, “it takes 2 to tango” so it’s not righteously-wrong to criticise those without neglect and resources for the same — including the third-parties who helped them become one.
Saying to not blame obese patients whatsoever is asking same as to not laugh at a BDSM person crying “rape” when it can’t be proven.
Did you read the HuffPo®’s Healthline™ coverage? ????
The day is not far when people will write articles about “smoke shaming”. How people who are not smokers should not “shame” chain smokers.
If you are not born fat or suffer from some kind of illness, then you have nobody else to blame but yourself.
Like author I have been fat most of my life but I don’t wear it like a badge of honour. Luckily I was tall so it helped hide most of it until it didn’t.
It’s not like I woke up one morning gained 20 kgs. I ate and drank my way through this. Drinking and eating unhealthy food for 10 straight years is responsible for me being fat not the society.
I am trying to change. Hope that the author put her own health first over first world concocctions like “fat shaming” before its too late. And no this not “concern” but selfish behaviour on my part. It has to do with insurance rates, fuel in flights among other things.
@Rohit Singh, I have always felt the rudimentary difference between smoking and being fat to be that if you were to stand next to a smoker, you could potentially get cancer. But if you stand next to a fat person it’s highly unlikely, scientifically, that you can get a cardiovascular disease. Smoking is everyone’s business, because everyone is affected when one person smokes. It’s called passive smoking, maybe you’ve heard of it? Whereas a person’s body shape is their business only. People do not exist for the sole purpose of pleasing your eyes. So why don’t you turn your talents and judgement to the smokers who are polluting the atmosphere and giving you and all bystanders a deadly disease, instead of attacking people who are a little overweight?
@Rohit Singh, I have always felt the rudimentary difference between smoking and being fat to be that if you were to stand next to a smoker, you could potentially get cancer. But if you stand next to a fat person it’s highly unlikely, scientifically, that you can get a cardiovascular disease. Smoking is everyone’s business, because everyone is affected when one person smokes. It’s called passive smoking, maybe you’ve heard of it? Whereas a person’s body shape is their business only. People do not exist for the sole purpose of pleasing your eyes. So why don’t you turn your talents and judgement to the smokers who are polluting the atmosphere and giving you and all bystanders a deadly disease, instead of attacking people who look a little unseemly to your eyes?
I have seen obese patients struggling to even move in their beds. The health and financial costs of obesity is high. Diabetes, hypertension, cardio vascular diseases are some of the conditions associated with obesity. Eat less, work out more, maintain healthy weight and live happy.
Consider the other way round too – people that are too skinny are often targetted. My own wife was accused, during her pregnancy, of being negligent in diet as she wasn’t deemed “plump enough”. BTW, she is a doctor!
It isn’t about fat, tall, thin, dark or whatever. Just that, somehow, people go after those different from themselves to feel better about themselves. No one is really spared.
Old enough to give people good – if unsolicited – advice. On both diet and exercise, we can do more to stay fit. In countries like Britain, obesity has become a major problem within a generation. Indians are genetically inclined to heart disease and diabetes. What lies within our control, we should work on it.
Have you ever seen a skinny woman with a fat husband in the Western countries? Why is that a fat man has never been on the cover of such articles, or even as inspiration?
In India, both parties, generally, fatten up after marriage and earn the badge of “khate Peete ghar k log” which is blatantly unhealthy.
Obese children are called cute and other cheerful names in their childhood and when they end up being obese in their teens and adulthood are called names by inconsiderate peers and people.
Being fat is not healthy and shouldn’t be acceptable at a societal level. Fat-shaming is a rude way to tell fat people of their shortcomings.
Normalisation by asking for acceptance of obesity, advocating “it’s okay to be fat” and silencing everyone with accusation of “fat-shaming” and “mind your own business” is not the way forward either.
Fat people should form their support groups including dieticians and others to get rid of obesity in a supportive manner.
Yeah — Obesity is a result of number of failures, Institutional and Failure. We ought to not generalize since we aren’t aware with each case.
However, “it takes 2 to tango” so it’s not righteously-wrong to criticise those without neglect and resources for the same — including the third-parties who helped them become one.
Saying to not blame obese patients whatsoever is asking same as to not laugh at a BDSM person crying “rape” when it can’t be proven.
Fatness is a choice in the vast majority of cases. And a very unhealthy one at that. Don’t glorify it.
Did you read the HuffPo®’s Healthline™ coverage? ????
The day is not far when people will write articles about “smoke shaming”. How people who are not smokers should not “shame” chain smokers.
If you are not born fat or suffer from some kind of illness, then you have nobody else to blame but yourself.
Like author I have been fat most of my life but I don’t wear it like a badge of honour. Luckily I was tall so it helped hide most of it until it didn’t.
It’s not like I woke up one morning gained 20 kgs. I ate and drank my way through this. Drinking and eating unhealthy food for 10 straight years is responsible for me being fat not the society.
I am trying to change. Hope that the author put her own health first over first world concocctions like “fat shaming” before its too late. And no this not “concern” but selfish behaviour on my part. It has to do with insurance rates, fuel in flights among other things.
@Rohit Singh, I have always felt the rudimentary difference between smoking and being fat to be that if you were to stand next to a smoker, you could potentially get cancer. But if you stand next to a fat person it’s highly unlikely, scientifically, that you can get a cardiovascular disease. Smoking is everyone’s business, because everyone is affected when one person smokes. It’s called passive smoking, maybe you’ve heard of it? Whereas a person’s body shape is their business only. People do not exist for the sole purpose of pleasing your eyes. So why don’t you turn your talents and judgement to the smokers who are polluting the atmosphere and giving you and all bystanders a deadly disease, instead of attacking people who are a little overweight?
@Rohit Singh, I have always felt the rudimentary difference between smoking and being fat to be that if you were to stand next to a smoker, you could potentially get cancer. But if you stand next to a fat person it’s highly unlikely, scientifically, that you can get a cardiovascular disease. Smoking is everyone’s business, because everyone is affected when one person smokes. It’s called passive smoking, maybe you’ve heard of it? Whereas a person’s body shape is their business only. People do not exist for the sole purpose of pleasing your eyes. So why don’t you turn your talents and judgement to the smokers who are polluting the atmosphere and giving you and all bystanders a deadly disease, instead of attacking people who look a little unseemly to your eyes?
I have seen obese patients struggling to even move in their beds. The health and financial costs of obesity is high. Diabetes, hypertension, cardio vascular diseases are some of the conditions associated with obesity. Eat less, work out more, maintain healthy weight and live happy.
Consider the other way round too – people that are too skinny are often targetted. My own wife was accused, during her pregnancy, of being negligent in diet as she wasn’t deemed “plump enough”. BTW, she is a doctor!
It isn’t about fat, tall, thin, dark or whatever. Just that, somehow, people go after those different from themselves to feel better about themselves. No one is really spared.
#MeToo!
Old enough to give people good – if unsolicited – advice. On both diet and exercise, we can do more to stay fit. In countries like Britain, obesity has become a major problem within a generation. Indians are genetically inclined to heart disease and diabetes. What lies within our control, we should work on it.