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BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 6 hours agoYes! Fat by itself isn’t unhealthy.
The best example is Italy, it has the lowest obesity rate of Europe, European Obesity Rates by Country 2025. (2025-11-14). World Population Review. but also has the highest consumption of cooking oil of Europe Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2024);Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2025)
LodeMike@lemmy.today 6 hours ago
BMI is also a bad measure of health. It only roughly estimates how statistically unhealthy you’ll be compared to Americans in the middle 20th Century. Bodies can be healthy at any size. Exercise helps.
arrow74@lemmy.zip 5 hours ago
That’s true to a point. Extra fat based weight is harmful that’s just a medical fat.
How much is too much for a specific individual can be somewhat variable, and body composition matters.
BMI as a tool can be clunky and not ideal at times, but if you’re more than 1 point off the healthy range and you’re not a body builder your health will be impacted (over time).
I’m overweight myself, but I don’t try to convince myself I’m in peak condition.