Another Blow To The “Fat Acceptance” Nonsense
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I’m taking note of this as an expert fat guy. The idea that being overweight is healthy or some kind of ideal disconnected from health is just nutty.
New research challenges the notion that you can be fat and fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by heavy women. “It doesn’t take away the risk entirely. Weight still matters,” said Dr. Martha Gulati, a heart specialist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.
Previous research has gone back and forth on whether exercise or weight has a greater influence on heart disease risks.
The new study involving nearly 39,000 women helps sort out the combined effects of physical activity and body mass on women’s chances of developing heart disease, said Gulati, who wasn’t involved in the research.
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I am skinny as a rail and had a heart attack at 37. My wife is overweight and very healthy.
On the other hand, did you see this guy?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24350725/
Damn it. I’ve lost only 95 pounds in the past 8 months. Granted, I started out nearly 100 points lighter than that guy, but still.