Unhealthy people die more. Some of them are fat. Some of them are also underweight or even 'normal' according to BMI and societal standards.
I don't think anyone's implying that unhealthy people are all fat. I personally believe that fat people are more likely to be unhealthy, die young etc, because my understanding is that simple population statistics support this view. Obviously population statistics don't necessarily apply to the individual.
It is possible to be fat and generally have good health. It may not be the case in many people but it is possible, and being judged to have an unhealthy lifestyle based solely upon one's appearance is ridiculous.
I don't think it's appropriate for individuals to tell one another what weight they should be. I do think it's appropriate for governments and other societal institutions to issue advice to the population on sensible weight ranges, sensible diets, sensible amounts of exercise and so forth, where "sensible" is based on the best contemporary scientific advice with the caveat that scientific understanding and hence advice changes with time.
Having said that, if someone I trusted (friend/SO/doctor/relative) thought that my weight was likely to have negative health consequences, I would want them to tell me.
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I don't think anyone's implying that unhealthy people are all fat. I personally believe that fat people are more likely to be unhealthy, die young etc, because my understanding is that simple population statistics support this view. Obviously population statistics don't necessarily apply to the individual.
It is possible to be fat and generally have good health. It may not be the case in many people but it is possible, and being judged to have an unhealthy lifestyle based solely upon one's appearance is ridiculous.
I don't think it's appropriate for individuals to tell one another what weight they should be. I do think it's appropriate for governments and other societal institutions to issue advice to the population on sensible weight ranges, sensible diets, sensible amounts of exercise and so forth, where "sensible" is based on the best contemporary scientific advice with the caveat that scientific understanding and hence advice changes with time.
Having said that, if someone I trusted (friend/SO/doctor/relative) thought that my weight was likely to have negative health consequences, I would want them to tell me.