I am so sick of all this “health” garbage. Exactly what it is - garbage. They don’t really know what is “good” or “bad” unless it has poison. They keep changing their minds.
Not only don’t I really believe stuff about the fat in foods, but I don’t really believe fat people are more likely to have XXX and WWWW and YYY. I DO believe being fat mechanically causes problems (my DH’s knees, and MIL), but I don’t think there is really any evidence being fat causes more heart problems, diabetes, etc than being thin.
Part of this is because I know there are people who just are genetically fat, and it’s not just that they eat poorly or whatever. If lots of people are naturally fat, yet don’t die at age 35, then it must not be the worst thing in the world. Similarly, lots of thin people who did everything “right” up and die suddenly. If there is any link, it is probably a negligible advantage to be on the thin side.
I think it’s just a prejudice campaign against fat people. Yes, they don’t look good, but don’t try to make it out to be about “health”.
Sorry for the slight tangent.
Well, as long as he can still swing a bat, it doesn't matter if your Designated Hitter can field or run the bases.
Especially of that thin person ends up being accidentally crushed by a fat person.
Human mortality rate is 100%. When the control nannies change that, we can talk. Until then, they need to butt out.
It turns out that the rules are pretty simple.
Fat butt, not a big health problem. Fat belly, is a health problem.
Exercise is good, even if it is not associated with weight loss but this more true about fat butt rather than fat belly. It doesn’t even need to be vigorous to be helpful.
Don’t be tired of real research. It is actually good to know facts rather than consensus.
I think you just about covered the problems with this story. We never had an "obesity" crisis; but, the govt. started pushing grains and carbs as healthier for us; and, voila!, an obesity crisis.
I knew a woman in her 70's who ate very healthy diet, where the only meat she ever ate was white meat chicken. Her doctor ended up having to put her on two different cholesterol medicines at once because her diet, and one pill wasn't handling her cholesterol problems. She was healthy, had a good weight (no fat at all on her body, really), she exercised; but, her body had a problem with cholesterol.