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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is my 2 cents. I don't think you are fat but I do think that here in the US we are used to seeing people that are larger. But in Europe, folks are much thinner and your stats would be considered overweight there. There is a growing body of evidence of the downsides to having too many fat cells, especially as we age. The thinner a person can get (without being malnourished obviously) the better. All this body positivity is great but it has also had some downsides in that people tend to discount that there are some sound medical reasons why we should not be carrying extra weight. In terms of it being "easy", it is in a sense but it takes discipline. You do have to restrict intake. But again, here in the US people are used to eating a lot more than they should and the quality of food is not great. So I am with your doc, though it would have been helpful if he could have articulated the rationale behind his recommendation.

You are of course free to ignore his advice.[/quote]

OP's BMI is 23.2.  The average BMI of a woman in Switzerland is still 23.8, and that is the best in europe.  She'd be perfectly average, or slightly thinner, in most countries in europe.   The average in the US is 28.8, overweight and approaching obesity, so yes, people are a lot fatter here on average.

source is wikipedia...  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_sovereign_states_by_body_mass_index

Telling people to lift weights / exercise  and eat more vegetables is great advice.  Discussing with a patient that  they have gained weight and they should fight that also seems reasonable.  Telling someone to lose 7-8 pounds without explaining to them what is prompting you to do that is really weird.  [/quote]

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