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[quote=Anonymous]Every individual should be treated with respect and dignity regardless of their size. No one should be making derogatory or cruel about another human being's physical appearance. That's just being a decent person. But that's completely different than stating that people are "healthy at every size." Being obese absolutely carries health risks and it's ridiculous to suggest otherwise.

Are there people who have a biological propensity towards unhealthy weight gain? Of course. In that case,  it's basically a chronic medical condition that's no different than diabetes or epilepsy. Would you tell a diabetic that there's no point in taking insulin since  diabetes is something that their body naturally experiences? Like any other chronic medical condition, the people who are affected have to be willing to do what they need to do in order to manage it.

This is sort of a tangent. I don't think it's helpful that body image is so skewed in the US. People either look like they live at the gym or they are severely overweight. Being at a healthy weight does not mean being an athlete, fitness model, having a six-pack, etc. It's simply means being height-frame-weight proportional. In most cases, that doesn't require an insane fitness regimen and/or a draconian diet. [/quote]

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