Monday, December 07, 2009

Fat Genes

NATION: Obesity in some children tied to DNA, study finds -- chicagotribune.com: "Some children get severely obese because they lack particular chunks of DNA, which kicks their hunger into overdrive, researchers report."

So if we outlaw fat, either through scorn, fees, or taxation, aren't we in fact discriminating against people for their inherited characteristics? Therefore, what makes makes this less onerous than discriminating because of skin color?

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