Can you be both healthy and overweight in long term?

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[CupcakeTheDestroyer]

Yes. The idea that healthy bodies can only be thin is incredibly, medically inaccurate. Everyone has widely varying nutritional needs and there are people who need to have a good deal of fat in order to have a medically stable body. Take people with Irish genetics for example, their ancestors survived the potato famine and as a result of this genetic trauma their descendants all not only gain weight easily but struggle with trying to get rid of any excess they think doesn’t suit them. Their DNA will not allow them to lose weight that easily as they’re stocking up to make sure they will survive another famine. It doesn’t matter if it’s happening or not, as far as the body is concerned that is what has to happen in order to guarantee survival. And it is also entirely possible to be a very heavyset individual and also be incredibly physically fit. Just look at all the people who compete in strong man competitions, not a single six-pack in sight because the only way to get a six pack is to be in a calorie deficit, which is horrible for building muscle growth. Most strong men competitors actually have pretty big bellies.

[Valdemort]

Well, it's probably not gonna be healthy- depending on what kind of overweight we're exactly talking about.
You can be muscular and still overweight, depending on how you measure.

There's a lot of people who look physically healthy, but have a lot of visceral fat, which is more harmful than subcutaneous fat- the kind of fat that makes you look big.

Depending on what makes you overweight, I guess it's gonna be unhealthy yes. Long term hormones in our fats influence overall fat accumulation.

[Sonorous]

Health is realtive tbh. But if you're asking if being overweight is healthier than being at a healthy weight... then no...

[hello4433]

If you are overweight then you are unhealthy. It's as simple as that

[Abbycado]

No, overweight isn't healthy, so how could you be?

[BarryLiverstone]

Nope