Overweight 'should be protected'

"Not everyone has a free choice about controlling their weight."

I tend to agree. We're not all the same are we, our bodies operate at different rates and we're born with and inherit certain characteristics. Sometimes being bigger is a part of that.

I totally agree that some people find it easier to stay the same weight /loose weight etc but that doesn't mean you have no 'free choice'.

It comes down to laziness. If someone doesn't want to stop eating biscuits or microwave meals and spend their evenings walking round the block or up and down their stairs to loose weight then they aren't going to. Most people just can't be bothered to do what it takes to maintain a healthy body weight.