Why do people allow themselves to get morbidly obese?

Answer:
first off...no one ALLOWS themself to become morbidly obese...there are a numerous reason people become morbidly obese...how narrow minded of you to even ask, and how STUPID for someone to say "because they are hungry" You couldnt write all the reasons that people become obese, and unless you have been obese, you will never know! Think before you speak!

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i could see one reason being that they're raised around morbidly obese parents who think it's okay, so they just assume that it's alright and normal and never do anything to watch their diet or exercise.

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because they get really hungry..

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Some people are obese but it is medically or hereditary.

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I don't think it is "allowable "it is a malfunction. A disease maybe

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Maybe they don't have the willpower to do anything about it, even though they know the health dangers that result from being obese.

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I think that with a lot of people it's probably a lack of motivation and hope. Once they start getting heavier, they probably feel like there's no turning back and it would take way too much effort to follow some strict diet and exercising plan so they continue to eat unhealthily because they've lost hope in ever being able to get back to a healthier weight. Just a guess.

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i think most everyone who has answered has a point. I dont think any one sets out to GET obese! they dont want to be.

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I have always wondered this- star for you!!
Besides health problems.. and depression, and poor parenting... I guess that covers it. Some people don't fit those reasons and they disgust me. I hate that **** it bothers me deeply. Noone should ever get that big unless its some freakish health issue.

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Sometimes, we can't do anything about it..it can be a glandular problem or certain prescription medicines can cause obesity.

Most of the time however, it is caused by shoving too many groceries down one's neck while doing little or no physical activity.

Why?
The first two listed causes are self-explanatory. The third is anyone's guess.

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