# How do people get so fat?

**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-so-fat/513763
**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [October 14, 2009, 8:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-so-fat/513763 "2009-10-14T08:22:14Z")
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#### Post date: [October 19, 2009, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-people-get-so-fat/513763/269 "2009-10-19T07:51:48Z")

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The ham hocks I get are really meaty, with very little fat and a big bone. They’re pig ankles, not a block of lard. They’re used mostly to flavor beans. Funny how when a regular-weight person cooks a pot of beans flavored with a small amount of ham, they’re being health-minded, eco-friendly and thrifty, but when a heavy person cooks a pot of beans flavored with ham, they’re being gluttonous and indulgent.

Now I need to go pick up some ham hocks and beans.

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