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Fat AND healthy - is it possible?

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Wagimawr

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Really, truly, honestly. Is it possible for a human being to be overweight (pick a size, any size) and still be perfectly healthy? [That said, is it possible for ANYBODY to be "perfectly healthy"?]

This question seems to come up, time and time again, and it's something that the size acceptance community needs to investigate, if they haven't already (which I assume many involved in the community have, based on the discussion of health issues and the call for the health board here, and many of NAAFA's statements on their own site).

my thoughts, from my post on another SA community I frequent:
We're still learning about fat as well, and in a society where the medical industry and the pharmaceutical industry are so closely linked, it's perfectly alright to be a little suspicious of the medical community.

What we do know is that staying active and making good choices are good things to do, WHETHER OR NOT it results in weight loss - I absolutely believe that it's possibile to be overweight and never develop health problems, just as it's possible to be slim and have more healthy problems then you can count - you have to look at lifestyle, choices, genetics, so many things before you can conclude that being fat is absolutely bad for you.

Right?
This was posted in a thread that revolved around the discussion of whether or not it's possible to be overweight without having health problems, and without disrespecting the privacy of the other posters, the consensus seemed to be that being bigger isn't good for you, and you can absolutely be healthier (i.e., not overweight) if you want.

I've come across that line of reasoning in my own home, as well - my last girlfriend was most definitely a BBW, and when she visited, my mother, a RN since the 1970s, was pretty immediately up in arms about it, partly for other issues, but the health issue came up, and her position on it is, essentially, "fat is bad for you, and it's also fixable, no matter the reason, whether it's overeating for any reason, any medical condition, or just plain laziness".

Now, I've been on Dims for years, soaking up the size acceptance community and taking in everything the wonderful people here have to say, and I've always believed that it's absolutely okay to be fat, but: To hear such anti-fat rhetoric come from inside my own home (primarily from my mother; my father had other concerns more related to my own situation) was a frightening thing, and I've wanted to make this thread for some time to in some way respond, but haven't figured out quite the way to do it.

I'm not in the medical profession and have no desire to enter into it, nor do I have time to delve into medical journals and go digging for studies just to combat things I hear from home (although it was and still remains sorely tempting). I'm also well aware that the answer to the question may be "it depends". As a FA, that's a slightly less than joyous thought, but it may be the truth of the matter. To quote Brian Wilson, "I know there's an answer", but I still don't know what it is, and am honestly wondering if anybody else does either.
 

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