Eli5: Why is being skinny healthier than being fat?

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I mean shouldn’t the extremes of both end be equally harming to a person? why do skinny/underweight people and fat/overweight people not have the the same amount of health issues?

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Pure physics really, every extra pound means that your body has to work that much harder any time you move, stand etc.

Skinny is also rarely unhealthy by itself but rather when low weight is a symptom of some other issue. Skinny and healthy is possible. Fat and healthy isn’t really possible because of all the extra wear and tear it causes

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