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CW: anti-fatness
Inspired by a discussion I had over on the birdsite, this is your daily reminder that:
Being fat is NOT an illness.
While body size is correlated with increased risk of illness, the direct effects of fatness on health have been much exaggerated. For example, Dr Flegal showed that there are in fact more excess deaths associated with the 'underweight' BMI category than the 'overweight' or 'obese' categories.