Whenever Democrats grant a person or group protected status, you can be sure it is to the long-term detriment of the individual or group. For example, look at the leftist obsession with glorifying obesity and claiming anyone who criticizes unhealthy living is a hateful bigot.
As the Trump administration works to introduce healthier standards in the food industry and food-related welfare programs, leftists at woke universities continue to tell students that being 400 pounds is awesome. Not everyone who is overweight is unhealthy, and some people cannot lose weight because of chronic health conditions, but it is an undeniable fact that being obese is not physically beneficial to a person. But the same people who deny biological sex also refuse to acknowledge scientific and medical reality when it comes to obesity.
The political right, overall, has become much more interested in healthy food and healthy living in the last few years. In contrast, the political left has entrenched itself in the worst policies on vaccines, medical drugs, food, and welfare. This is hardly surprising. The political right aims to better people's lives. The political left aims to keep people discontented but apathetic and entitled, so that they continue to depend on handouts.
There are two recent stories that illustrate how different the attitudes of the right and left are when it comes to the American obesity epidemic. The first is the new food pyramid and reformed dietary guidelines from the Trump-Kennedy Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
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Former Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Republican Donald Trump are making a push to encourage Americans not to eat so much processed junk. The same reasoning is behind the Trump administration's pressure on states to eliminate soda and junk food from SNAP benefits.
Under President Trump’s leadership, common sense, scientific integrity, and accountability have been restored to federal food and health policy.
— HHS (@HHSGov) January 7, 2026
For decades, the Dietary Guidelines favored corporate interests over common-sense, science-driven advice to improve the health of… pic.twitter.com/QMO2LAW00a
On the flip side, we have this imbecility from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh:
Recognizing diversity in our sizes and weight allows us to celebrate our bodies in their natural state. This also fosters a more accepting and inclusive society where everyone feels valued and respected, regardless of one's size. Sizeism, discrimination based on body size, also known as weight stigma, can have a significant impact on individuals' mental and physical health, leading to low self-esteem, eating disorders, and other serious health issues.
Our counseling center strives to provide services that are inclusive and accessible to all bodies. Explore this page for size-inclusive resources, information about campus resources, and how to get involved.
Among the resources is the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, and the page argues that we need to separate health and weight in public healthcare treatment. I wish I were making that up.
I recently went to Disneyland, and while it was a fun vacation, something which surprised me was the sheer number of morbidly obese young people. The workers were mostly obese, and the clientele were nearly as bad. As a nation, we really do have an obesity health crisis, and praising fatness won't solve it — only healthier living will.
