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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a lot of non-obese people.  They eat generally healthy and get exercise.  They consume fruit and vegetables.  Pizza, burgers, and fries in moderation.  Some eat low fat, some eat vegetarian, some just do moderate everything.  Butter, canola oil--it doesn't matter.  It makes little difference when you have an overall healthy lifestyle. The people I know who are obese eat little fruit and veg, drink a lot of alcohol, drink soda, eat a lot of snacks and dessert, and most importantly -- don't move!  So many people drive to work, sit and desks all day, drive home, and park themselves in front of the TV.[/quote]

Non obese is not healthy! 74% of Americans are overweight.  [/quote]

I'm both healthy and non-obese (like certifiably healthy -- I just had a physical because I"m contemplating having a baby at 42 and I'm in really good health from my weight to my cholesterol to my blood pressure, etc.). And I drink soda! Like daily. That doesn't mean soda is good for you. As PP said, I also eat "seed oils" (in moderation), pizza/burgers/frieds (in moderation). I also eat vegetables and while I don't diet, I do think consciously about eating in a balanced way. So if I've been eating heavy foods, I switch to lighter, more veggie-forward fare for a bit. Likewise, if I've been eating light, I'll intentionally incorporate a meal with a heavy protein and some fat to balance.

I love sugar and pretty much have to have dessert every night. But dessert can be 2-3 small piece of chocolate or one cookie or a bowl of strawberries with some whipped cream. And then I'm good. I don't overeat or undereat.

The biggest thing is that I move A LOT. It's not just that I get a lot of intentional exercise, it's that I've structured my life and trained my habits so that movement is constant. I live in a 3rd floor walk up, in the city, where most things are easier to walk to than to drive to. I have no idea how much I walk daily (I don't track), but there are many days where my legs are sore simply from walking and climbing stairs.

While I don't fixate on my weight, my primary health goal is wanting to maintain mobility and independence as long as I possibly can. Both of my parents are obese and have a host of physical and mental health issues associated with it. I don't know why my parents are obese while I am not EXCEPT that I move around so much. It's the primary difference in our lifestyles. [/quote]

I really don’t mean to be a jerk, but I’m not sure what you’re definition of healthy is. If you drink soda daily and have dessert daily, no matter you’re cholesterol BP or weight on that scale, that processed and refined sugar (and seed oil) isn’t good for you. Most drs don’t go further in their testing. So I’m guessing if you were to dig into your insulin resistance, glucose monitoring, inflammation levels, the specifics of cholesterol (it’s the ratio that matters, not the numbers), I’m thinking you might not be so confident in your health. Particularly if you have genetic tendencies to be obese (parents), that tells us perhaps you have genes that lend themselves to inflammation.

It’s awesome you move a lot. That’s key. But you have room for improvement in your diet. In America people think “moderation” is to be celebrated, but our relative comparisons are really skewed. [/quote]

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