Mid size is probably more "normal" for most females. If you take ancient statues and art into consideration then mid sized seems to have been not only the norm but the ideal. It's only in the 20th century when food became more abundant that the more unattainable goal of being stick thin became the fashion. The only way I became fashionably thin was through a decade long eating disorder that nearly killed me. My natural weight is above the current fashion but much less than obese. Even then I have to eat a lot less than I'd like to so I appeciate the struggle. Lots of people struggle but giving up entirely is not healthy and is a form of self harm. Being so overweight that you need oxygen is a serious health issue and is life limiting. I hope the women in he article seeks help for her addiction before its too late.

Not true. Genetics play part in it but in world wide perspective only in the richest parts of the world obesity is a major health issue. We intake too many calories, we gain weight and this is where individual factors count, some gain weight more easily but it's not a reason to morbid obesity. The reason why it's hard to lose weight once you gain a lot is that it leads to metabolical disorders. It might be become virtually impossible once it leads to type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome and other health promlems. Some people might not be able to reach recommended body fat index no matter what they do but we're not talking about that.

Yes genetics plays a party, but so do choices. Does slow metabolism or retaining fat run in the family? Then make better diet choices. Cut out red meat, cheese, pasta, etc. Join Weight Watchers or some other motivational group. Find an Overeaters Anonymous. Create a meal plan with a timer on your phone and eat multiple very small meals a day instead of 3 big ones. Do whatever works for you. Saying "but genetics" and remaining fat is just making excuses.

No it's not. It might play a small part but that's it. Start counting your calories and how much you excercise. https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-genetics-and-weight/#:~:text=ANSWER%3A%20Genetics%20play%20a%20role,may%20work%20best%20for%20you.

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It definitely depends on the person per Harvard health. In most people that isn't true, but in some and it sounds like your case, it can have huge implications. Good for you! I've just prioritized other things in my life but I know I should exercise more and even more importantly, I should eat better.

This one's for Bubs...Let's take one example which the thread above calls out many times, air travel. Let's say all airlines make all of the accommodations hinted at above. How many such accommodations are they going to have to make on each aircraft? Very likely more than one but we don't know. So, they make these accommodations and lose seating for 4-6 people to accommodate one person (and that's not even taking into account larger bathrooms). Since it's an accommodation for only a certain group of people it seems only fair that that group would carry the burden of offsetting the cost but the airlines would be lambasted if they tried this because it isn't "fair" to that particular group so they'd spread the cost of the lost seating to all the other passengers. So yeah, there would be negative impacts to others.

Telling them everything is fine won't either lol. Yet, the whole body positivity movement is doing just that. People die because of it -- yes, being morbidly obese leads to death at a much younger age in most cases, if not all.

Bored Panda is Lithuanian not Chinese. And, as an American you have the option of not engaging... yet, here you are.

No one is saying it's fine, but fat shaming people does not help in any way. Fat people know they are fat and pretending to be concerned about them while making judgemental comments does not help them at all. Unless you're their doctor, they don't need to read "medical fact" comments from people who don't always know what they are talking about. You don't know what someone is going through, you don't even know how healthy someone truly is by looking at them. I don't see this concern when it comes to thin people at all and a lot of them are not healthy either. I don't think anyone should pretend that they are concerned about a strangers weight when it's all about how much they just don't like looking at overweight people. Who asked you to cater to them? What a silly thing to say when someone is just asking people to have a little human decency and stop trying to treat the overweight like they are second class citizens. I just don't like seeing people picked on for any reason.

They are complaining about small seats on planes which cannot make the seats wider because it is not profitable, about stores not having their sizes (they do for plus size people but not morbidly obese) which happens because stores can't stock items which won't bring them revenue. They complain about not having accessible hiking trails which aren't meant to be accessible for everyone -- that's why they are nature hiking trails not paved city streets. If they are complaining about it, it means they want people to cater to them. They are abnormal -- people can't accommodate everyone. You talk about decency -- many overweight people don't seem to care about people sitting beside them on planes or buses or trains -- no, not many obese people buy two seats. I had first hand experience with this -- I paid for my seat to sit in it, not being pushed off the side. And no one is healthy when they are morbidly obese and yes you can tell if someone is morbidly obese just by looking at them.

Thank you. That's a good way to put it. I was literally told that I was demon possessed because of my weight and was being punished. I didn't find out about the underlying condition of POCS (polycystic ovarian syndrome for those of you who don't understand what that means) and developed an ED. It takes no time or money to be nice. Or, if the sight of an overweight person living their lives offends you so much that you just CANNOT be a basic, kind human being to them, just say nothing.

Wish I could upvote you more Lee. I'm sorry that someone had the balls to say that directly to you. That is heartbreaking.