Anti-Fat Ammunition I recently got in a "debate" with a hamplanet who claimed to be a physician (spoilers no she fucking wasn't), who claimed that obesity was A. incurable. B. Largely, if not entirely, dependent on genetics and C. Completely out of the individuals control, to include: entirely not their fault and not something they can fix.  This hambeast likened obesity to hemophilia, lung cancer and other "real' conditions. I tried to keep a level head and asked where she was getting this from and asked that she provide some scholarly sources, not blogs, that support this. The first was a legit good source that I'll get into in a second. The second was an editorial that cited studies in the 1920's and '50's and itself was published in 1986 I think. So I told her why that was a shit source and it was dropped.  The first source blew my mind though; it was the New England Journal of Medicine and frankly I was amazed. Not that she provided a legitimate peer reviewed medical journal to back her story, but that she would offer something so clearly against her position and in favor of mine as evidence to support her stance. (As she used it it provided shaky support at best) So long story...less long, I guess this doesn't qualify as short. Anyways I destroyed her using her own source and she conceded several points and ultimately gave up and retreated to her butter golum den to cry buttery hambeast tears of fat shame. But this got me thinking, I'm building a collection of links and sources of legitimate anti fat information. I know google is pretty much good enough but I want to have some specifics on hand for easy access. So I thought I'd share a few with my fellow fathaters. (shitlords? Is that a thing you guys are doing here?)  Anyways Lowfat Sauce: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMsa1208051#t=abstract   The aforementioned article provided by the hambeast, be sure to check the Facts table  for easy access information. http://nyulangone.org/press-releases/parents-often-misperceive-their-obese-children-as-about-the-right-weight  A report of a study that concludes essentially that parents can't identify a healthy weight in children. I can't find the source of the original study itself on the open net, maybe through JSTOR or other college search engines but this is from the NYU Langone Medical Center that participated in the study. That's all I've got for now (again discounting the entirety of the medical/scientific/academic world that agrees obesity is fucking wrong). Does anyone else have similar sources to add to my fat fighting arsenal? Thanks for reading my little close encounter of the obeast kind and I hope the sources I provided prove useful and that others can contribute more sources.