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I think that as more and more people get fat it is actually less stigmatized. Obesity and it's resulting illnesses (acute and chronic) are a huge strain on the healthcare system, moreso than smokers because there are more obese people than regular smokers. But people still aren't as quick to villify overweight people because most of them are overweight themselves or close to someone who is. If I hear one more person say "The average woman is a a size 14" I will fucking scream. Yes, the average woman is also 5 ft 5 or something so that means the average person is overweight. It is only 'normal' in the sense that it is commonplace, not normal in the sense that it is healthy. I also want to punch everyone who acts like the only alternative to being a porker is to be 'anorexic' or to 'starve' themselves.
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I agree with this. Just because it's normal (in the statistical sense) doesn't make it healthy. An overweight woman (not obese, just with a BMI between 25 and 29) is twice as likely to get diabetes as a woman of normal weight. An obese woman is 3 to 5 times more likely to get it. Diabetes is a horrible, horrible disease. If you haven't seen someone you love die from it, you're blessed.