Once we see people who are overweight and are on the heavier side, we initially thought that they are sickly and unhealthy. But studies might prove this belief wrong.
You may have a well proportioned body yet may still be suffering from hypertension or diabetes. You may be weighing more than 200 pounds and still carry a normal blood pressure or blood sugar level.
According to Mary Fran Sowers, a obesity researcher from University of Michigan, "The results also show that stereotypes about body size can be misleading, and that even "less voluptuous" people can have risk factors commonly associated with obesity,"
Their results show that about 51 percent of overweight adults, or roughly 36 million people nationwide, had mostly normal levels of blood pressure, cholesterol, blood fats called triglycerides and blood sugar.
This study just shows that loosing weight makes a great impact solely for cosmetic purposes and personality development. Obesity has become more of a social stigma than a health problem.
One lesson that we can take away from this research is that, regardless of your weight of physical appearance, it is still essential that we take care of our body inside and out.
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