Originally Posted by Toaster126

I understand that metabolisms are different and that they have different speeds. However, my point stands.




Fat DOES always mean unhealthy. Having fat is completely necessary for the body to function. But we aren't talking about removing all the fat from a body (which I don't think is possible), we are talking about fat people. And fat people, by definition, aren't healthy. As far as your brother is concerned, yes, he can do feats with his body, and that's great. I'm not sure if his 250 pounds is mostly muscle or not, so I can't say if he is fat or not. But yes, fat people are by definition not healthy. If they were, we wouldn't call them fat. We would call them fit, or buff, or built, or whatever.



I did, but not the way you wanted me too apparently, so I'll do it again. Athletes can certainly be capable of doing althletic things while still being fat. In fact, it is often good for athletes to have extra fat on them due to the increased mass. But that isn't because fat is more useful than muscle, it's because they can't put any more muscle on. There are loads of baseball players that are fat. In fact, if you look at competitive women's softball, most of the pitchers are fat. That doesn't mean that their size is a problem for them - it helps them put something extra on the ball. That doesn't mean that they wouldn't be healthier if they dropped weight, which is my point.

Also, I love debating this with you, but please stop trying to play the wounded victim card. I'm answering your questions; you just don't like my answers and think I'm wrong.