a little something nice about how fat is omg costing people so much of what they hold so very dear

[fflo]

($$, that is.) (or maybe i should say imaginary $$, $$ of the conjectural chosen focus.)

CarrieP at Big Fat Blog sends us to a new Paul Campos interview at the Atlantic. She points out that the comment thread there is unusually thoughtful, compared to what often follows "obesity" pieces online. I haven't gotten that far with it yet myself, but I'm liking the interview, in bits and pieces today.

Comments

[homovegetarian.livejournal.com]

i'm still wading through, but i'm wondering how much of that cost difference is the cost of trying to make fat people into thin people. the difference in cost seemed like the cost for a few prescriptions, like say diet pills, or medical weight loss surgeries. given how common and expensive surgeries are, they must have a significant impact on the "cost of healthcare" for those deemed fat.

[homovegetarian.livejournal.com]

and i read two more paragraphs and it's answered - doh.