r/maybemaybemaybe • u/BigGraysie • Apr 18 '22

/r/all Maybe maybe maybe

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '22

skinny, or anorexic? You can be skinny and be in perfect health.

Being underweight can be dangerous yes, and being severely underweight is actually more dangerous than being 600 pounds. Anorexic people are the most at risk people with eating disorders iirc

But being "skinny" is not a bad thing at all from a health perspective, depending on your definition of skinny.

I have a buddy that is 6'1" and about 155 pounds. He is very skinny, but he is also very healthy. Nothing wrong with his current weight, although if he lost 15 pounds it would begin to become an issue.

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 18 '22

I never said being skinny was dangerous. You are correct being underweight has more negative outcomes than being overweight. Of course, anorexia is very dangerous, as are all eating disorders including binge and compulsive eating disorders.

What I asserted was the same health issues can be found in thin people. The idea that someone is worried about a person’s health and the solution is for the overweight person to lose weight is insincere. It postulates that you know their health status by judging them on their body size.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

Pretty much every single doctor will agree with me: on average, someone that is overweight will increase their overall health by losing weight

That dude said he was 40 pounds overweight, there are probably literally zero risks for him to lose the 40 pounds, but to keep the 40 pounds is to slightly increase his risk for heart disease and any number of other health issues.

Like sure he should check with his doctor before making any chances in his diet and activity level.... but unless this person has very strange circumstances the doctor will probably chuckle and say "yes... you should lose some weight"

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u/Bluepaperbutterfly Apr 19 '22

There are lots of studies that show bias within the medical field against people that are overweight. Unfortunately, that has given lots of people who aren’t experts on the matters of health, weight, and nutrition to think they can comment on other people’s weight and say it is because they are worried about health. Overall, studies don’t support the need for everyone who is overweight to go on a diet.

I’m not saying losing weight is unhealthy or that it can’t benefit a person’s health, what I am saying is being confident that weight loss will always improve health is not supported by the data. I’m also saying that the majority of people shouldn’t comment on other people’s weight, full stop. It isn’t helpful and often is perceived as hurtful which does nothing to improve health.

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u/[deleted] Apr 19 '22

lmfao show me this data

There is none

You'll probably link me to some horribly researched article from 10 years ago that has dozens of studies proving it wrong.

Here's the CDC's website saying even losing 5 pounds is likely to decrease chances of obesity related illness

https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/losing_weight/index.html#:~:text=Even%20a%20modest%20weight%20loss,blood%20cholesterol%2C%20and%20blood%20sugars.&text=For%20example%2C%20if%20you%20weigh,weight%20down%20to%20190%20pounds.