Where is the line between having a bigger body type and bring healthy vs being unhealthily overweight?

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Not looking for any rudeness or arguing, just curious to hear some thoughts!

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Risks go up significantly when you pass the “overweight” BMI into “obese” (diabetes, heart disease, etc) but being overweight has its downsides health-wise too, of course. I don’t particularly like using BMI because you can read as overweight if you have more muscle mass, but it’s what most doctors still use.

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Fat distribution also plays a part in health. Those who carry more in their stomach area are more predisposed for obesity related problems than someone with a more varied distribution such as in the arms, legs, buttocks and chest.

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That’s individual to each person. A discussion with your doctor would determine where you’re at.

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I think when it affects your health. When you breath heavily just sitting in the couch. When walking around the mall leaves you breathless. When you find yourself needing to buy bigger and bigger clothes. When your blood pressure gets too high. Etc.

Where is the line between having a bigger body type and bring healthy vs being unhealthily overweight?

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