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In reply to the discussion: Telling people being obese isn't unhealthy--not productive [View all]Confusious
(8,317 posts)There is an obesity problem.
Your examples are possible causes of the problem. Cause and effect are not the same thing.
lot of the things you put down are also personal choice. You make the choice not to things that are good for your health, and being obese is one of them. For a select few, there are other options.
But being obese is not good for your health, and maybe being overweight is not good for your health. My stepmother was overweight and died at 55.
Most of america is getting fatter, and that's a problem. I worked in a movie theater built in the 30's. a lot people today would have to use the couples seats to fit in there, because they're getting fatter. Older stadiums are torn down and fewer seats put in because peoples asses are fatter. The military is having to do remedial weight loss on recruits because they're fat.
They say that because of the criticisms of the BMI that that they used. They knew it was Bullshit, and they used it anyways.
Being fat, obese, is not good for your health.