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Yes, being morbidly obese isn't healthy, but I feel obligated to point out that being underweight is generally as bad medically as being obese, yet due to socie

by kevinh 17y ago

Yes, being morbidly obese isn't healthy, but I feel obligated to point out that being underweight is generally as bad medically as being obese, yet due to society's standard of beauty trending towards people who are practically skeletal, you don't see that mentioned nearly as much.

antidaily 17y ago
Sorry, but no way. Being underweight presents far less health consequences than being even just overweight. Obesity health risks: Heart Disease, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, sleep apnea, Gout. Underweight health risks: Osteoporosis, weakness, anemia, weaker immune system.
- ErrantX 17y ago
  Do you have medical evidence to back that up? Some problems associated with being underweight (I was very underweight when younger) I am aware of are: - susceptible to illness/disease - poor metabolism - bad blood flow - tiredness The problems are different, definitely, but no less problematic. I would argue the higher number of people dying of obesity is purely down to the higher number of obese people (compared to dangerously underweight people)
  - antidaily 17y ago
    edited my post.
  - jules 17y ago
    So if you are not tired not weak and almost never sick but technically underweight you don't have to worry? How can you determine poor metabolism and bad blood flow?
    - ErrantX 17y ago
      Not at all - those are just some of the things I suffered from. Bad blood flow? If you have issues with feeling cold a lot (especially in your extremities), regular light headedness etc.
- kevinh 17y ago
  Err... no. If you're underweight, you are undernourished. If you're undernourished, you lack the correct amounts of at least some nutrients that are required for proper bodily function. Being underweight can cause the following issues (and others): a severely weakened immune system, increased chance of early-onset osteoperosis (sort of similar to the increased chance of early-onset dementia), heart irregularities which can lead to serious heart damage, and anemia. Edit: Now that you've edited your post to include the dangerous components of being underweight, I don't really see how you can support your conclusion.
- tspiteri 17y ago
  Who says that being underweight presents less consequences than being even just overweight? I had the idea that being slightly overweight actually increases the life expectancy. A quick search gave me this: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/06/24/Study-Slightly-overweight-live-longer/UPI-64961245860812/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/06/24/Study-Slightly-ov...
- tokenadult 17y ago
  Being underweight presents far less health consequences than being even just overweight. Epidemiological studies say otherwise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight#Health-related_implications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight#Health-related_impli... "Flegal et al., however, found that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25 to 30) may actually be lower than for those with an "ideal" weight (BMI 18.5 to 25).[12][13]."
glymor 17y ago
Only 2 percent of the US population are underweight (down from 4 percent in the 1960s). It hardy seems the pressing health concern. http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/being-underweight-overweight-society-3458.html http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/being-underweight-ov...
- kevinh 17y ago
  Yes, but the underweight people tend to be certain groups of children's role models. While we shouldn't be encouraging our children to be obese, we certainly also shouldn't be pointing them towards models who are clearly anorexic and consider them to be our standard of beauty.
  - hugh3 17y ago
    "Clearly anorexic" models haven't really been "in" since the early 90s, and even then most of them weren't anorexic, just skinny. There has been an interesting divergence between "fashion model" and "sex symbol" since the days of the "supermodel" (a term one rarely hears nowadays), and today's sex symbols are back to mostly being actresses and singers. This is largely because the body types which make clothes look best are not really the body types than men are most attracted to. What was my point? Oh yes, there are very few genuinely underweight people seen as role models. Keira Knightley, perhaps.
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by kevinh 17y ago

antidaily 17y ago

Sorry, but no way. Being underweight presents far less health consequences than being even just overweight. Obesity health risks: Heart Disease, Diabetes, High Blood Pressure, Stroke, sleep apnea, Gout. Underweight health risks: Osteoporosis, weakness, anemia, weaker immune system.

ErrantX 17y ago
Do you have medical evidence to back that up? Some problems associated with being underweight (I was very underweight when younger) I am aware of are: - susceptible to illness/disease - poor metabolism - bad blood flow - tiredness The problems are different, definitely, but no less problematic. I would argue the higher number of people dying of obesity is purely down to the higher number of obese people (compared to dangerously underweight people)
- antidaily 17y ago
  edited my post.
- jules 17y ago
  So if you are not tired not weak and almost never sick but technically underweight you don't have to worry? How can you determine poor metabolism and bad blood flow?
  - ErrantX 17y ago
    Not at all - those are just some of the things I suffered from. Bad blood flow? If you have issues with feeling cold a lot (especially in your extremities), regular light headedness etc.
kevinh 17y ago
Err... no. If you're underweight, you are undernourished. If you're undernourished, you lack the correct amounts of at least some nutrients that are required for proper bodily function. Being underweight can cause the following issues (and others): a severely weakened immune system, increased chance of early-onset osteoperosis (sort of similar to the increased chance of early-onset dementia), heart irregularities which can lead to serious heart damage, and anemia. Edit: Now that you've edited your post to include the dangerous components of being underweight, I don't really see how you can support your conclusion.
tspiteri 17y ago
Who says that being underweight presents less consequences than being even just overweight? I had the idea that being slightly overweight actually increases the life expectancy. A quick search gave me this: http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/06/24/Study-Slightly-overweight-live-longer/UPI-64961245860812/ http://www.upi.com/Science_News/2009/06/24/Study-Slightly-ov...
tokenadult 17y ago
Being underweight presents far less health consequences than being even just overweight. Epidemiological studies say otherwise. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight#Health-related_implications http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overweight#Health-related_impli... "Flegal et al., however, found that the mortality rate for individuals who are classified as overweight (BMI 25 to 30) may actually be lower than for those with an "ideal" weight (BMI 18.5 to 25).[12][13]."

glymor 17y ago

Only 2 percent of the US population are underweight (down from 4 percent in the 1960s). It hardy seems the pressing health concern. http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/being-underweight-overweight-society-3458.html http://www.healthnews.com/family-health/being-underweight-ov...

kevinh 17y ago
Yes, but the underweight people tend to be certain groups of children's role models. While we shouldn't be encouraging our children to be obese, we certainly also shouldn't be pointing them towards models who are clearly anorexic and consider them to be our standard of beauty.
- hugh3 17y ago
  "Clearly anorexic" models haven't really been "in" since the early 90s, and even then most of them weren't anorexic, just skinny. There has been an interesting divergence between "fashion model" and "sex symbol" since the days of the "supermodel" (a term one rarely hears nowadays), and today's sex symbols are back to mostly being actresses and singers. This is largely because the body types which make clothes look best are not really the body types than men are most attracted to. What was my point? Oh yes, there are very few genuinely underweight people seen as role models. Keira Knightley, perhaps.

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