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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would come at this from a totally different angle - obesity is putting her at risk for lots of health issues. I would either go the indirect route and schedule a full physical for yourself, tell her any interesting results (“hey my vitamin D is low, I had no idea, maybe you should go get a physical and bloodwork also!”) or the more direct route: tell her you are scared about her health and that she might not see her kids graduate or get married or meet her grandchildren. Make sure it comes from a place of love and support, but pointing out that she is upping her chances of early death would scare me straight![/quote]

There is a very good chance that her bloodwork will come back fine, and she is not unhealthy.  Sure, across a population, obesity is correlated with health risks, but that doesn’t mean it’s true for any individual person.

In fact, across a population, the much higher health risk is among people who take the weight off and gain it back again.  Yo-yoing is much worse than just staying fat.

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After having a number of children, and gaining weight after the birth of the last child, there is a large chance her bloodwork will come back with a thyroid issue. 
I've seen it happen to friend after friend. [/quote]

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