Quoting Fat-and-Happy:" How do we explain the disease processes of heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes in thin people? ... [snip!] ... gets something like this it is automatically attributed to their fat... what about the thin people who have the same issues?"

People who have never smoked a day in their lives can get lung cancer.... But people who smoke are more likely to get lung cancer than someone who doesn't. Same thing goes for diabetes and heart disease.


Excess body fat is linked to major physical threats like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. It doesn't mean you will get it, but you are at higher risk if you have excess body fat.

If you're obese, it takes more energy for you to breathe because your heart has to work harder to pump blood to the lungs and to the excess fat throughout the body. This increased work load can cause your heart to become enlarged and can result in high blood pressure.

Obese people also tend to (doesn't mean all do) have high cholesterol levels, making them more prone to arteriosclerosis, a narrowing of the arteries by deposits of plaque. This becomes life-threatening when blood vessels become so narrow or blocked that vital organs like the brain, heart or kidneys are deprived of blood. Additionally, the narrowing of the blood vessels forces the heart to pump harder, and blood pressure rises. High blood pressure itself poses several health risks, including heart attack, kidney failure, and stroke. About 25 percent of all heart and blood vessel problems are associated with obesity.

Why do you think doctors worry so much about people who are overweight. I'm not saying that you are unhealthy because of excess fat, but you cannot be healthy either.

Quoting she nan igans:" But that's what determines what "overweight" is. How can you talk about when overweight becomes unhealthy when you can't define WHAT overweight is?"

I haven't said anything about it, technically. I wanted to see what other people's opinions on the issue is.

I don't know how to define it, honestly. Not like "THIS number means you're fine, THIS number means you're overweight, THIS number means you're underweight." I mean, of course I can look at a severely underweight or overweight person and form an opinion myself, but that's just as flawed a system as BMI.

It does not take into account muscle or build, which can throw it off anywhere from 10-40lbs.

<blockquote><b>Quoting she nan igans:</b>" But that's what determines what "overweight" is. How can you talk about when overweight becomes unhealthy when you can't define WHAT overweight is?"</blockquote>




A lot of healthcare providers don't even believe in the BMI system. It is not accurate at all and there are other more accurate ways to determine if the person is overweight.

Honestly, I think the medical numbers for obese and overweight are a little insane. But then again, I'm not a doctor.

Quoting Devil's Advocate:" Honestly, I think the medical numbers for obese and overweight are a little insane. But then again, I'm not a doctor. "

Same.

Quoting Devil's Advocate:" Honestly, I think the medical numbers for obese and overweight are a little insane. But then again, I'm not a doctor. "

I agree. According to my BMI, I'm 40 pounds over the high average, but when I tell people I want to lost 50 lbs to get into the medium, they look at me like I'm sick in the head.

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:" People who have never smoked a day in their lives can get lung cancer.... But people who smoke are ... [snip!] ... people who are overweight. I'm not saying that you are unhealthy because of excess fat, but you cannot be healthy either. "

There are other factors in lung cancer besides smoking. How much radon you have in your house...how much absetos (sp) you have breathed in. It isn't just smoking.

Quoting Chroma Hex [+1]:" I agree. According to my BMI, I'm 40 pounds over the high average, but when I tell people I want to lost 50 lbs to get into the medium, they look at me like I'm sick in the head."

You should listen to your doctor, not a BMI calculator online.

Quoting P3RvYmCp3rv:" There are other factors in lung cancer besides smoking. How much radon you have in your house...how much absetos (sp) you have breathed in. It isn't just smoking. "

Just like there are other factors to health problems... but you cannot deny that someone who smokes has a higher risk of getting lung cancer.

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:" You should listen to your doctor, not a BMI calculator online. "

My doctor is the one who checked my BMI and told me how much weight I'd need to lose to be "healthy". I wasn't even worried about it TBH until he said "That baby is almost a year old and you still have baby weight? Do you wanna have a heart-attack before you're 50?"

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:" Just like there are other factors to health problems... but you cannot deny that someone who smokes has a higher risk of getting lung cancer. "

Exactly. The higher risk part is what is key here.

Quoting Kristen Parris:" Having the extra fat just increases the risk of a person getting some diseases because your heart has ... [snip!] ... foods can lead to clogged arteries causing heart problems and high blood pressure which can lead to a ton of other issues!"

Fatty foods are not the culprit.

Quoting Rumpelstiltskin:" Just like there are other factors to health problems... but you cannot deny that someone who smokes has a higher risk of getting lung cancer. "

somebody that has a high radon level in their house has a HIGHER chance of getting lung cancer but how many people have radon checked in their home?

Quoting Fat-and-Happy:" Fatty foods are not the culprit.

I cannot watch that since I don't have speakers in.

But fatty foods aren't always bad, but excess body fat can be.

Quoting P3RvYmCp3rv:" somebody that has a high radon level in their house has a HIGHER chance of getting lung cancer but how many people have radon checked in their home? "

Either you don't want to accept that excess body fat is linked to many health issues as smoking is also linked to lung cancer or you're just in a "I wanna argue" mood right now!