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[–] RabbleRouser 3 points -3 points 0 points (+0|-3) ago
HAES is wrong, but so is thin = healthy. looks around at wine stains and chip crumbs, then looks down at self yep, still thin. But that doesn't mean what I ate and drank last night made me healthy. My liver might be fat and if I keep that crap up I might die early and fit neatly in a slim coffin.
[–] Tozetre 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Found the fatty (sympathizer).
In the context of HAES, thin is healthy because it is not associated with the comorbidities of obesity. There are health problems that non-hams have, but they don't have those problems because they are thin. IOW, saying "thin = healthy is wrong" is incorrect because a normal BMI is an indicator of health. Nobody here thinks "thin therefore time to do crack until my heart explodes, I'm healthy," and your implication that we don't understand that weight is not the only element of health is entirely missing the point of this sub- that we are vocally opposed to those who insist that weight is not an element of health.
TL;DR get out and take your ham-sympathizing with you.
[–] RabbleRouser 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
Thin is not always healthy. But obese is almost never healthy. This is a polite dialogue we should have and weight does matter. However, I do understand this is more of a place for cruel mockery than intelligent discussion. Nevertheless, some people here are interested in the subject for reasons other than easy targets, so I'll leave this here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MjrRNGrMLw
This issue goes way beyond personal choice and responsibility, though these are also part of it. If we want to save our societies from generations of sick workers who die young we need to do far more than point fingers at each other as individuals.