Today's paper

[rosejohnson]

Did anyone read this purposefully provocative piece in today's observer?

If obesity isn't a disease, why are we funding gastric surgery? | Comment is free | The Observer

 

[fatbutnot4long]

ive just read it and i must say when i had my bypass and the problems after i felt soooo guilty for using tax payers money and the cost i was having on the nhs when i dont this 2 myself! so i kinder see where there coming from ALTHOUGH i know without my op i would have been dead before 30.. at 23 i was 22 stone and had full house pcos and hardly ever went out with anxiety attacks and depression well i dont really member when i havent been depressed! so its gave me a whole nother chance to do things right but i still find my food addiction hard and i have to take on board i have done this to myself good thread thou x

 

[Twiggie]

Hmmmm since when has obesity and bariatric surgery had anything in common with homeopathy? Rather a confused and dis-jointed piece of writing!