The article in your link to weight and health was excellent, thanks. Fat = unhealthy, not fat = healthy is still pretty accurate though, the exceptions don’t disprove the rule do they?
I think a lot of it comes down to how we're defining "fat" and "healthy". Just because a person is biologically predisposed to be a certain weight does not mean they are more prone to heart health issues or other assumptions we make about weight-based health.
The point I'm trying to make is that weight is not the determining factor in a person's overall health. And unfortunately, the American healthcare system is a lot quicker to diagnose weight over any other health issue.
Here's an excerpt from a blog by Sharei Green that says it better:
"Last December, my friend...almost died. Almost died because she reported an issue while pregnant and the only thing the medical professionals could focus on was how much weight she’d gained. She was sent away with the instruction not to gain any more weight for the remaining two months of her pregnancy. Within weeks, she was having a hypertensive crisis, diagnosed with preeclampsia, and induced months early. Fatphobia almost killed my friend. Had she not been diligent in listening to her body, researching symptoms, etc. She could have lost her baby. Lost her life. And maybe the outcome would have been the same had they listened. But maybe, just maybe, there would have been better monitoring of the situation, maybe she wouldn’t have had to suffer as long, and maybe she wouldn’t have felt so dehumanized, traumatized."
The article in your link to weight and health was excellent, thanks. Fat = unhealthy, not fat = healthy is still pretty accurate though, the exceptions don’t disprove the rule do they?
I think a lot of it comes down to how we're defining "fat" and "healthy". Just because a person is biologically predisposed to be a certain weight does not mean they are more prone to heart health issues or other assumptions we make about weight-based health.
As a very healthy fat person, I agree. But I would be even healthier if 40 pounds lighter.
The point I'm trying to make is that weight is not the determining factor in a person's overall health. And unfortunately, the American healthcare system is a lot quicker to diagnose weight over any other health issue.
Here's an excerpt from a blog by Sharei Green that says it better:
"Last December, my friend...almost died. Almost died because she reported an issue while pregnant and the only thing the medical professionals could focus on was how much weight she’d gained. She was sent away with the instruction not to gain any more weight for the remaining two months of her pregnancy. Within weeks, she was having a hypertensive crisis, diagnosed with preeclampsia, and induced months early. Fatphobia almost killed my friend. Had she not been diligent in listening to her body, researching symptoms, etc. She could have lost her baby. Lost her life. And maybe the outcome would have been the same had they listened. But maybe, just maybe, there would have been better monitoring of the situation, maybe she wouldn’t have had to suffer as long, and maybe she wouldn’t have felt so dehumanized, traumatized."