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In reply to the discussion: Is it a person's "fault" if they're fat? What does that question really mean? [View all]Silent3
(15,210 posts)8. It's certainly a misconception to look at weight alone and go no deeper
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In general, however, extra body fat isn't likely to provide useful health benefits, except perhaps some protection in extremes of health where losing weight and needing a larger fat reserve becomes a problem.
Some people smoke all of their long lives, for example, while some non-smokers die young. That doesn't mean smoking is a healthy habit, it just means other factors at times can and do outweigh a single factor like smoking.
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Is it a person's "fault" if they're fat? What does that question really mean? [View all]
Silent3
Jun 2013
OP
A fat Southern smoker feeding Olive Garden takeout to their circumcised pit bull
Fumesucker
Jun 2013
#36
I'll take your "don't tell me it's simple" as a general comment to the world at large...
Silent3
Jun 2013
#22
While I certainly eat less sugar than before, I didn't have to go as far as elimination...
Silent3
Jun 2013
#16
I allow myself a day of indulgence every once in a while but if I allow myself lit bits of sugar too
liberal_at_heart
Jun 2013
#23
Lots of different motivations for eating/excessive caloric intake or inability to lose weight.
haele
Jun 2013
#12
Like you, I am baffled by the lack of longer inseams in the smaller sizes ...
surrealAmerican
Jun 2013
#13
Sugary sodas have a LOT of calories. Second, you are male. 3rd, you weren't morbidly obese.
Honeycombe8
Jun 2013
#14
You can control your weight in the same sense that gay people can control their sexuality
eridani
Jun 2013
#32
I certainly knew I'd been overweight, but it took a while for me to think of myself as "obese".
Silent3
Jun 2013
#21
The biggest class/income issue when it comes to exercise might be available time...
Silent3
Jun 2013
#53
And that makes you better than people who do simple cardio workouts and don't lose much
eridani
Jun 2013
#54
I get what you are saying but there are some things that need to change in our country
Arcanetrance
Jun 2013
#33
"'Dave is one in a million,' says Dr. Craig M. Phelps, Alexander's doctor for 15 years."
Silent3
Jun 2013
#48
You cited an article as if it backed up your argument against some women even trying to lose...
Silent3
Jun 2013
#58
If low body fat is so healthy, why do fat women outlive men with "ideal" body fat?
eridani
Jun 2013
#59
Did you read the link about fat women not losing weight with exercise and diet--
eridani
Jun 2013
#62
Why should one equate the frequent failure of diets with the idea that extra weight...
Silent3
Jun 2013
#64