Britain's fattest man to sue NHS over lardyness

[oldskooladdict]

Maybe if he'd had a bit more soupy and a bit less biscuit..

Indeed. Do we know how he is obtaining his food.? Though, it can be easy to oversimplify that angle (controlling his food source) - it reminds me of documentaries where even in obesity clinics patients are getting hold of junk food. There are all sorts of possible issues involved, as with other addictions - manipulation of friends/family, misguided relatives, dependency, denial, the knowledge they will find some other way anyway - it probably sounds more straightforward than it is, like many situations viewed from the outside.

Why am I now thinking of the fat camp episode of South Park where Cartman had a tuck shop on the go lol.

I've not read enough detail on the story to say too much I guess. I saw the picture in the standard today and it's not happy viewing thats for sure. If somebody's got to that state all on their own and there's no physical medical condition causing it (over active thairoid or something?) then I think the person might have a mental illness to be honest, in the same way a gambling addict or something might have.

[ryanjmurphy]

I watched the documentary on him and i felt sorry for a whole 2 seconds. The fact he is now sueing is just absurd!!