Plus size model on Sports Illustrated cover unhealthy?

[mnrose]

And how do you determine if someone is overweight or underweight? The article I posted refers to body fat percentage, which is not always obvious. For example, a "thin" person can have very little muscle mass and a high percentage of body fat. Those who like to judge others based on their looks would say that person is healthy when in fact they are not. And they might not be considered underweight either. Bottom line - let the doctors and the person themselves decide if they are healthy or not. Enough with the judgement.

The thing that concerns me is that people use "I'm healthy" as an excuse not to lose weight. Carrying excess weight is NOT good for your heart and joints over time. It simply isn't. All you have to do is look at our skyrocketing medical costs in this country AND the skyrocketing rate of obesity. The two go hand in hand. The rates of type 2 diabetes, for which being overweight is a known risk factor, is out of control . The amount we spend as a nation on this is shocking (in 2012, more than 245 BILLION...single year). We can complain all we want about the cost of medical care and medical insurance, but until we as a nation are prepared to come to grips with our weight issue, it isn't going to change.

And the same goes for being underweight (although there is less of an epidemic of that). It isn't healthy. It affects your fertility. Your heart. Your brain function.

I'm not making the judgment that any one person is "overweight" or "obese." Is the SI model fat? I can't say. I think she's beautiful. But, as a nation, you betcha I'm making that judgment. Too many of us are fat. Far too many of us.

 

[gwynne]

The thing that concerns me is that people use "I'm healthy" as an excuse not to lose weight. Carrying excess weight is NOT good for your heart and joints over time. It simply isn't. All you have to do is look at our skyrocketing medical costs in this country AND the skyrocketing rate of obesity. The two go hand in hand. The rates of type 2 diabetes, for which being overweight is a known risk factor, is out of control . The amount we spend as a nation on this is shocking (in 2012, more than 245 BILLION...single year). We can complain all we want about the cost of medical care and medical insurance, but until we as a nation are prepared to come to grips with our weight issue, it isn't going to change.

And the same goes for being underweight (although there is less of an epidemic of that). It isn't healthy. It affects your fertility. Your heart. Your brain function.

I'm not making the judgment that any one person is "overweight" or "obese." Is the SI model fat? I can't say. I think she's beautiful. But, as a nation, you betcha I'm making that judgment. Too many of us are fat. Far too many of us.

There are many diseases/conditions that are diagnosed and treated these days, some obviously necessary, others very controversial. There are multiple reasons healthcare is expensive, weight being only one of a very long list.

 

[Dentam]

The thing that concerns me is that people use "I'm healthy" as an excuse not to lose weight. Carrying excess weight is NOT good for your heart and joints over time. It simply isn't. All you have to do is look at our skyrocketing medical costs in this country AND the skyrocketing rate of obesity. The two go hand in hand. The rates of type 2 diabetes, for which being overweight is a known risk factor, is out of control . The amount we spend as a nation on this is shocking (in 2012, more than 245 BILLION...single year). We can complain all we want about the cost of medical care and medical insurance, but until we as a nation are prepared to come to grips with our weight issue, it isn't going to change.

Carrying excess weight in your mid-section is what is associated with the increased risk of heart disease. I absolutely think that people can be overweight (again, how is this determined - body fat percentage seems to be a good indicator at this point but it isn't what most are measuring) and still be healthier than people who are not.

 

[dadtoagirl03]

Carrying excess weight in your mid-section is what is associated with the increased risk of heart disease. I absolutely think that people can be overweight (again, how is this determined - body fat percentage seems to be a good indicator at this point but it isn't what most are measuring) and still be healthier than people who are not.

I would agree with you but sat that is the exception vs. the rule. My wife works in healthcare and the majority of people she deals with have health problems because of their weight, not weight problems because of a pre-existing issue.

 

[Dentam]

I would agree with you but sat that is the exception vs. the rule. My wife works in healthcare and the majority of people she deals with have health problems because of their weight, not weight problems because of a pre-existing issue.

I'm not referring to those who are obviously very obese. What irks me is those who are just larger or curvier by nature and are in turn belittled by people like this old model. I just see her as a bully.

 

[Disney Ron]

That Plus Size model looks HOT to me.