Why is it considered unhealthy if someone is overweight even if all their blood tests, blood pressure, etc. all come back at healthy levels?

Question

Assumimg that being overweight is due to fat, not muscle.

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Answer 1

Being overweight isn’t itself the issue, it’s all the other things that being overweight predisposes you to. It’s like speeding on the highway. Speeding itself won’t hurt anything, but it makes any accidents that do occur worse, which is why you shouldn’t speed.