• @CalipherJones@lemmy.world
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    3210 days ago

    And all of that would be made worse if she was fat as well. Being fat is unhealthy. I was a medically obese child. 250lbs at 12. Losing 80lbs is one of the greatest changes I’ve ever made in my life, if not the best, for my daily quality of life.

    • @UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world
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      510 days ago

      Being fat is unhealthy

      It’s funny, because the metrics we use to declare an individual “fat” loops in quite a few professional athletes.

      • @medgremlin@midwest.social
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        1410 days ago

        The BMI number that is calculated just from weight and height is really just a number that tells us we need to go look at some other numbers. The other numbers are things like body fat percentage, cholesterol levels, blood pressure, blood sugar, etc. It is entirely possible for someone to have a “normal” BMI and still be very fat and unhealthy, and those people are pretty easy to identify visually, just as someone with a “high” BMI who is a powerlifter or something is very easy to visually identify.