I really loathe these 'turning points' in stories where these heffalumps would go on some hormone treatment or medication prescribed by their doctor for them to lose weight or something in their childhood and then they blame their huge weight gain on the magical power of said hormones/medication. It really spreads a misconception that weight management is not about CICO in some way and that there is some mystique or gray area behind the process. It's precisely this which turns ignorant people sympathetic towards fat people and discourages fatties from learning more about CICO and losing weight. And when news articles spin the story this way, it can confuse medical professionals as even medical school is quite lax teaching nutrition to doctors. Stupid sow should just admit she ate more and more because she's a greedy gluttonous fuck despite its doctors and parents' efforts and that it's a fucking failure of a former human being for not achieving human size throughout its life. EDIT: I used to be convinced by this kind of spin in fat origin stories, and now I'm fucking furious whenever they do this shit.