Smoking and obesity are both self inflicted. Yes, whine about 'glandular' disorders, but only in the most rare circumstances will someone with a glandular disorder still be morbidly obese. Only these few people are 'exempt' from any blame. You can also say some smokers are the result of poor upbringing, subjected to second smoke and allowed to smoke from an age where they are really too young to make a sensible, adult judgement. I feel for these people too, so let's make them 'exempt' as well.
The rest of people are self inflicted cases. You either smoke or you eat too much. In the UK, the majority of smokers will end up costing the NHS a lot of money - that is why there are services where nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are given at discounted prices. It's also why there are a lot of services to help tackle obesity. Because you're a young smoker now, doesn't mean you won't be a burden in your elder age when you have COPD, emphysema, general breathing problems, heart problems, post-stroke rehabilitation, mouth or lung cancer, or any other cancer associated with smoking.
If you're obese now, it means you'll probably be a 'burden on the budget' due to your hospital visits after a heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure (believe me the number of overweight people with a normal BP is very low compared to those in their 20s, 30s and 40s), NIDDM - which might lead to insulin dependence, you're also more likely to end up with a stomach or bowel cancer, which could result in you relying on colostomy bags, or liquid supplements. Poor circulation due to both can lead to a number of conditions, including leg ulcers, which smell much worse than smoke or fast food combined.
You can also say that smokers leave their cigarette butts everywhere, that they force second hand smoke everywhere, that their hands and teeth are a vile yellow colour, that their voices sound like nails on a chalk board and that they stink.
But the obese can also be accused of leaving rubbish everywhere, that they take up more than their fair share of space, that their hands and hair smell of grease and leave greasy residues on everything they touch, that their motions smell like something from another world and that they stink - and in some cases, even aluminium bases deodorants still don't solve the problem.
Most of them are actually exaggerations but quite often used. I've worked with a smoker and I did not know they even smoked until I caught them in the act. I've also worked with an obese person who maintained the epitome of hygiene too.
I think both are sad states, but for many, even though they could reverse the issue physically, mentally they are held up. So really, as someone who has been both overweight and a smoker and now neither, I wouldn't recommend starting either smoking or over eating. You might feel better for it for a matter of minutes, but I feel so much fresher and healthier for doing neither now. I don't think of myself as being any better now, but I do feel better.
I will never judge a person for being overweight or for smoking but the one time I do judge is when I see a fat parent with a fat kid - two years old and looking sluggish. I have a two year old and she doesn't stop working on hyperdrive until the moment she falls asleep and from my experience that is how kids should be. Kids that young should not be subjected to the poor diet of their parents and provisions are set up in the UK to prevent that. Likewise, I hate seeing parents smoking in front of kids. DON'T DO IT.
The rest of people are self inflicted cases. You either smoke or you eat too much. In the UK, the majority of smokers will end up costing the NHS a lot of money - that is why there are services where nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) are given at discounted prices. It's also why there are a lot of services to help tackle obesity. Because you're a young smoker now, doesn't mean you won't be a burden in your elder age when you have COPD, emphysema, general breathing problems, heart problems, post-stroke rehabilitation, mouth or lung cancer, or any other cancer associated with smoking.
If you're obese now, it means you'll probably be a 'burden on the budget' due to your hospital visits after a heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure (believe me the number of overweight people with a normal BP is very low compared to those in their 20s, 30s and 40s), NIDDM - which might lead to insulin dependence, you're also more likely to end up with a stomach or bowel cancer, which could result in you relying on colostomy bags, or liquid supplements. Poor circulation due to both can lead to a number of conditions, including leg ulcers, which smell much worse than smoke or fast food combined.
You can also say that smokers leave their cigarette butts everywhere, that they force second hand smoke everywhere, that their hands and teeth are a vile yellow colour, that their voices sound like nails on a chalk board and that they stink.
But the obese can also be accused of leaving rubbish everywhere, that they take up more than their fair share of space, that their hands and hair smell of grease and leave greasy residues on everything they touch, that their motions smell like something from another world and that they stink - and in some cases, even aluminium bases deodorants still don't solve the problem.
Most of them are actually exaggerations but quite often used. I've worked with a smoker and I did not know they even smoked until I caught them in the act. I've also worked with an obese person who maintained the epitome of hygiene too.
I think both are sad states, but for many, even though they could reverse the issue physically, mentally they are held up. So really, as someone who has been both overweight and a smoker and now neither, I wouldn't recommend starting either smoking or over eating. You might feel better for it for a matter of minutes, but I feel so much fresher and healthier for doing neither now. I don't think of myself as being any better now, but I do feel better.
I will never judge a person for being overweight or for smoking but the one time I do judge is when I see a fat parent with a fat kid - two years old and looking sluggish. I have a two year old and she doesn't stop working on hyperdrive until the moment she falls asleep and from my experience that is how kids should be. Kids that young should not be subjected to the poor diet of their parents and provisions are set up in the UK to prevent that. Likewise, I hate seeing parents smoking in front of kids. DON'T DO IT.
