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I would say that it's not about weight, it's about HEALTH.
There was a study done, and I totally wish I remember who did it, but it was quoted in my health class. They found that "fat," fit people lived longer than "skinny," unfit people. Fitness was measure by resting heart rate, oxygen consumption, etc.
I'm slightly overweight, but my bigger problem is my poor health. I have asthma, so my cardio vascular health sucks, and I could definitely use some muscular work. I'm a lot more concerned about that than the ten pounds I could loss.
And I'd like to admit that I definitely have a prejudice about obese people, particularly morbidly obese people. I fight it when i notice it, but I can hear it whispering to me even now.
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