Is the fat acceptance movement healthy?

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I've watched videos of people like 500 pounds say they're healthy... it confuses me. 
What do you think?

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I think if you’re not their doctor then you know nothing about their health and that me, a 107 lb person, would never be accused of being unhealthy if I said I loved my body, although I am extremely unhealthy and eat like shit and don’t work out. 
So I don’t think you have any place to express “concern” over fat peoples health unless you are their doctor.

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Just because somebody weighs more than the average doesn’t mean they’re unhealthy. It puts them at greater risk for adverse health outcomes but it doesn’t mean they’re automatically unhealthy. I think that unless you know their quality of life, see their lab or test results or know their health history then you don’t get to decide if their healthy or not based solely on how they look.

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everyone deserves to love themselves... society has told these people that they are disgusting and shouldnt love themselves... but honestly its when someone is told they should love themselves and accept themselves and work through their past experiences and that they are WORTHY then you will see them start to lose... little by little... they get more motivated to see the world and they start to move a bit more.. and its life changing... if we only shame people in life we are taking away their drive and motivation to ever be better... thats what this acceptance movenent is about that regardpess of your size you are worthy of love and thst love comes from you... these people didnt get to these sizes because of JUST laziness.. something happened in their life that made them seek food as comfort.. could jave been abuse.. could have been an event or some form of shame or poor parenting.. but this didnt happen to them over night... it isnt just about accepting someone who weighs 500 pounds as a healthy 120 pound person, its giving them their ability to love themselves back and that itself will make changes... 
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You guys are completely missing the point of what she says. She isn’t talking about people posting vids loving themselves. She’s talking about people who are morbidly obese (not a little overweight) saying they’re healthy, which absolutely isn’t true, when you’re that overweight there are so many health issues that affect you and many skin, joint etc type issues. Human bodies aren’t built to hold 400+ pounds

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It’s not healthy. They are incredibly over weight. Which causes so many health problems and leads to a early death. Just like under weight people. Neither is okay.

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Do I think it’s healthy for people to love themselves and demand respect from society? Yep. I sure do.

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If you’re 500 pounds or more then everyone knows good and damn well that you aren’t healthy

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Anyone saying extreme obesity is healthy... Google a bit please. The most I found is that perhaps maybe 1 out of 3 individuals who are heavily obese are metabolically healthy, but it’s still seen as being unhealthy in other ways. I think “is 500lbs really healthy?” Is a valid question. Preeetty sure OP wasn’t trying to be offensive. I think it should be obvious that somebodies weight shouldn’t determine their worth as a person, but the health risks that come with it shouldn’t be ignored either, imo.

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People can love themselves even when they’re unhealthy. What she was asking was whether it’s a healthy movement to promote. I think it’s amazing when people love themselves but it’s not okay to be in denial. Obesity can lead to so many other illnesses that really affect someone’s life so if you got in shape, which i know isn’t easy to do, you’d be helping yourself and I’m sure you’d feel more comfortable with yourself because the human body isn’t designed to hold 500 pounds. Love yourself without dismissing the proof that research from the medical community provides us with. Be healthier, for yourself and for a better life.

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I weigh more than I should by a bit but I have low to normal blood pressure, no high blood sugars, no sleep issues. I’m healthy

Is the fat acceptance movement healthy?

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