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Are We Really Having A Fat Moment?

Posted by goshopper1 • 10/18/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Fat, Healthy, overweight, thin, weight loss.bmi

I read about this in the Globe & Mail recently.

Some are saying' Go ahead and have another slice of pumpkin pie, Thin is not so in any more"

Health experts are concerned about their patients and want them to keep off unwanted pounds to stay healthy and live longer.

Size 12 & 14 models have been going down the runways, a place normally held by the thin.

Should we be accepting fat as is and eat freely?

Which message is getting through, what do you think?

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10/18/09

trailofpen

Fat is one thing, being filled out is another. We should all avoig being too overweight for health reasons.

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1. 10/19/09
  
  goshopper1
  
  That's right trailofpen.
  
  Millions of dollars are also pledged to charities such as The Heart & Stroke Foundation every year for research.
  
  Thousands of people around the world get involved to raise money for these studies. Many of these research reports have identified a healthy weight as important to health.
  
  There is evidence in support of not being fat.
10/19/09

lotusb

Well first of all most plus sized models are about a size 8...so get your facts straight. Size 12 and 14 is not considered plus size NOR fat...so get your facts straight.

I think when your weight is unhealthy and puts you at risk of problems, slows you down, or causes you to be unable to fit normal sized clothing (this is my opinion...size 16 is too big)...THEN yes, that is a bit much and you may need some help. Beyond that as far as I know and see....THIN is always the best look. As long as it's healthy thin, in shape thin and achieved in a ligit way.

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1. 10/19/09
  
  MadameX
  
  "Well first of all most plus sized models are about a size 8...so get your facts straight."
  
  Curious about where you get your information. I had a friend who was a plus-size model for years. She'd been an Eileen Ford model in her youth and did both print and live modeling in both New York and Chicago. She was a size 16 and consistently said that her jobs required a minimum size 14. Of course, that's not technically plus-size, either, but it's certainly closer than an 8.
2. 10/19/09
  
  goshopper1
  
  I read about it in a research report. It was originally published in the Globe & Mail here in Canada. There is a link to it in my blog post.
  
  healthyoupromo.wordpress.com/2009/10/20/thin-versus-fat-the-controversy/
3. 10/19/09
  
  lotusb
  
  I got it from a plus sized model, who was a size 8/9 when she modeled. I know their not ALL size 8/9 but a lot of them most certainly are. I also read an interview with a plus size model in Elle (i forget her name, she's black) and she said when she was a size 14 she was turned down for jobs because she was considered "too plus".
10/19/09

newblogmogul

Being fat or thin isn't healthy but there are many things that people in general can do to avoid both. Don't try to look like or please other people be yourself and stay away from the seconds and third meals.

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10/19/09

cookingasshole

I like pie!

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10/19/09

gtally

Thin doesn't equal healthy. Plenty of skinny people drop dead from heart attacks each and every year.

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10/19/09

sjtavo

Seeing as how I am a size 14, I don't consider that fat. Do I have a little extra? Yes. Am I working out regularly to trim the excess a bit and increase my strength/health? Yes. I also know that I'll probably never be less than a size 10 because of my body shape/type. I don't think anyone should be obesely overweight, but I think that that anorexic size 00's are just not as common as they once were. Chemicals/hormones in processed foods are changing our bodies.

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10/19/09

crazyTsu

is pumpkin pie supposed to be fatty?

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1. 10/19/09
  
  legbamel
  
  It is if you make the crust with lard.
10/19/09

oreosmom

We should accept that everyone comes in different sizes and shapes, not fat and skinny. We should also recognize that being overweight for whatever our body size may be is unhealthy. Basically, people should worry about their health, not whether or not they're going to be acceptably skinny. Some people are just built bigger - exercise and eating "right" aren't always going to make you super skinny.

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