I go with the genetic thing. I have family photographs covering 3 or 4 generations back and I'm one of the thinner people in them.

They all ate a healthy diet (no junk food in the 1900's) and worked every day at manual labour on farms, thatching roofs, boat fishing and animal husbandry.

I've been insulted here about my weight before, it's hurtful but even more so when I know the things I do to try to keep it under control.

To imply that the NHS will no longer treat obese people until they cease to be obese is inaccurate and vindictive. To further imply that you are paying for my healthcare, when I've paid my own share of National Insurance contributions over the 20+ years I've had paid employtment is insulting in the extreme.

LTS