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Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by nitrogen on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:21AM (#4946394)
I think one case where someone might object to your comments is the assertion that obesity is strictly a behavioral problem, in the form of overeating. While that may be strictly true by virtue of the conservation of matter and energy, the word "behavioral" can be interpreted as meaning "chosen," as in, "People are obese because they want to be obese." It may be helpful to note that there are many causes for behavior, including conscious effort, habit, addiction, autonomous instinct, reflex, and perhaps even lipopolysaccharide endotoxin.
Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by Udo on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:33AM (#4946418)
Absolutely, I didn't mean to imply that behavior is the same as choice. It didn't occur to me that could even be an issue. It's a neutral term.
Re:Pathogen from gut of obese human causes obesity in germfr... by nitrogen on Thursday December 20, 2012 @12:56AM (#4946474)
To people fighting a personal fight in the middle of the battlefield, neutral terms can become not so neutral very quickly :-).