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SuperMarioBrother64 t1_j1n5fve wrote

Reply to comment by Cleb323 in Childhood body mass index is unlikely to have a big impact on children's mood or behavioural disorders by giuliomagnifico

The poster is saying to stop telling everyone it's ok to be fat. It's the same notion as "everyone is beautiful, no matter your weight". It's not ok to be fat unless you have some underlying disease that makes it impossible to lose weight. Society has shifted to make everyone think it's ok to be obese. It's not ok. You are killing yourself and creating a bad image for kids to also think it's ok.

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Ineedavodka2019 t1_j1nbojd wrote

I agree that you need to love yourself no matter your weight. However, I do not agree that being obese is good for you. Basically self love should not be tied to physical appearance. Health is usually adversely affected by being obese (ie -a bmi of 30+ on a non athlete).

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PoopIsAlwaysSunny t1_j1nn5ix wrote

Health is affected far before obesity.

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MethylSamsaradrolone t1_j1o04wh wrote

It's awkward to then bring up the next layer; which is that the majority of people are clinically overweight and that designation already carries health issues. Easily 60-75%+ of myriad countries now.

The pushback is immense for mentioning that what many, many, many people perceive as normal is already too sedentary and overly high in bodyfat%.

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