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Being obese isn't healthy. I don't think anyone's disputing that. I do wonder at the amount of attention that weight gets, as opposed to the million other things that we do that are unhealthy. And I think at least for women it's all tied up in the societal expectation that women are to look attractive to men at all times. I've had people who were going on about the obesity epidemic and whatnot turn around and ask why on earth a skinny girl like me would want to take up weightlifting because it might make me look fatter.
Beauty may be in the eye of the beholder, but there are also societal standards that affect what we consider beautiful.
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