[–] rshackleford252525 0 points 7 points 7 points (+7|-0) ago
As a fat person, and a fat activist, I often have to...
no bias in this article whatsoever
[–] GuyLeDouche [S] 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
'Fat activist'? Why not just call themselves 'fat' and leave it at that? We get it, fatties!
[–] laughing_90 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
my fav part was when it mentioned "studies" without linking or referencing them. A+.
I honestly have a theory that these cows think they can convince everyone fat is healthy, we will all become fat. And then no one will bully them or find them unattractive.... fat chance.
[–] retailslave 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Then I'd rather die early.
...oh, wait, it doesn't actually work like that and fats are just trying to make themselves feel better about their disgusting life choices and will live shorter, lower-quality lives.
[–] Sire 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Absolute horseshit.
Only old people can take advantage of this, as their appetite generally reduces because of age. Having a tad extra fat helps, because they burn the excess over many years. For the fatsos reading this: REDUCED APPETITE, but only when you get old.
Fatsos die before getting old.
[–] SurfinBetty ago
Statistical lies. Besides, even it were the same length of lifespan, the quality of life is not the same.
[–] 7255899? 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
This is not even bad science, as no science says any such thing, this is just bad statistics.
Certainly, yoyo dieting is bad for you, that's why you do it once, properly, and don't get fat again, instead of serially trying every fad diet under the sun.
Thought: does the "normal BMI" stat include people who die from accidents? Like skydiving, mountain climbing, or getting hit by a bus? Because if fat people are sitting inside on their fat fucking asses all the time, their chances of dying from one of those things (or similar) is significantly reduced.
[–] BeetJuice 0 points 12 points 12 points (+12|-0) ago (edited ago)
This is actually a statistical
errorillusion. The "healthy weight" group has a disproportionately large number of sick/dying people (cancer, alzheimer's etc). The larger (tehee!) the group over overweight people is the stronger this effect.In other words: If you take a random person from a population that is predominantly overweight/obese and that person happens to be at a healthy weight, it is relatively more likely that that person is dying. Not the other way around, where a person is more likely to die because he/she is at a healthy weight.
[–] RapidLynx 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Also to note: many athletes and otherwise well-muscled but decently lean people will likely fall into the "overweight" BMI category despite carrying less fat mass than others. Blobs love to tout this statistic around, but don't realize that all it really shows is that sick/dying people are less healthy than muscular athletes. Shocker! The scientific consensus is extremely clear that excess fat mass is demonstrably unhealthy. But I don't expect lardbrains to comprehend that fact anytime soon...
[–] BeetJuice 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago (edited ago)
Well, I disagree here. Athletes are required to be in peak physical condition. It depends on the sport of course, but most of the time athletes are not supposed to be overweight as that is disadvantageous in most sports. There are few athletes who are overweight outside of weight lifting, bodybuilding, football and similar sports. So even for athletes (already a tiny portion of the population), being overweight is the exception rather than the rule. That means overweight athletes are not statistically significant.
Two examples of athletes who are commonly thought of as being big/muscular:
Serena Williams at peak physical condition. 70.3kg/155lbs 175cm/5'9", bmi 22.9.
Usain Bolt. 95kg/207lbs 195cm/6'5", bmi 24.9.
[–] Carsandsarcasm 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Smokers are also in the thin group and that's what throws it off. I have an article that removes smokers from the equation and fats go back to dying earlier.
[–] Just_Another_Exile ago
You get a similar effect if you look at BF%, but that's because near the end of your life you're likely to have atrophied muscles, which means if you keep your BF% in what is healthy for a healthy person you have very little reserve. Essentially, being a sack of bones with a moderate amount of fat is better than being a sack of bones, even though both are worse than being well-muscled.