But someone who is overweight should feel obligated to some degree to become healthier by losing weight (not becoming underweight, though)

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I agree that this person should do so but in the process, some become too concerned with the number on the scale they begin to lose sight that their main goal isn't a change in weight but a change towards better health and lifestyle

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah, in terms of health, weight needs to be balanced with proper diet and exercise, too

by Anonymous 11 years ago

the thing is that underweight people may stuff themselves (sometimes with junk food) to gain weight and the overweight may go on crash diets when both groups see results (gaining/losing weight dramatically) they're not necessarily getting healthier that's why I said there's //more// to health than the weight as in weight is one of the aspects of health but there are other important factors

by Anonymous 11 years ago

Yeah. the post is absolutely right, and it is just as bad to be overweight as underweight. Even being in the middle can be bad if you took really extreme measures to get there

by Anonymous 11 years ago

I feel that "appearances can be deceiving" really applies here so many appear to be very healthy and this is not always so

by Anonymous 11 years ago

and someone can appear kind of unhealthy, but actually be quite healthy

by Anonymous 11 years ago