Fat or thin

[FISHFACE]

Are there any advantages being fat?

[curlyfilm]

you dont feel the cold...........or so i'm told

[ummmm]

You look younger cause the fat fills out any lines

[curlyfilm]

their more comfortable.........

[CT]

Some fat people haven't been seriously injured in car accidents due to their size.

[Goodsoulette]

I dont think it makes you feel any warmer but if you were to get stranded somewhere cold or stuck in water for a longer time you would be less likely to die of hypothermia. I watched a 999 special years ago and a boat capsized and the only people to survive were the ones with the blubber. Yay, a reason to not diet.

[MrBen5]

Hmmm, loads. You dont get cold as quick. You have big breasts. There are never any left overs to clean off the plate. You keep the chair warm for others. You get out of doing any hard jobs. I could go on all day, but i had better not...

[tubeway]

Or the reality could be that some of us are quite happy with their size despite being overweight. I have got better things to worry about - I am overweight and am genuinely happy with my life.

[badgerchops]

you can eat more

[Scarlett]

On Science Abuse they do an experiment every week called "Fat V Thin" where they get an extremely thin and fat man and put them in extreme conditions- ie- a very cold room, and measure their temperature. It is 50-50 who comes off as the better survivor.
Don't forget that in olden days being fat was seen as something to aspire to as it signified wealth. My Mum has always been chubby- not fat- but rounded, and I know that this will stand her in good stead health wise. Osteoperosis etc. She has not had a day's illness in her life. Babies are born fat because this way they stand a better chance of survival. Nature is telling us here that fat is good. Seriously- look at a baby! Rolls and rolls of fat on every limb etc!
Fatness is a problem depending on cause. By eating pies and drinking too much beer, you are becoming unhealthy, and the fat is a by-product. Fat on the outside also eventually means fat on the inside. The body tries to store fat away from vital organs, like on bums, hips, thighs in women. In men it seems to go on stomach which is a bit more dangerous as it is near to vital organs. Eventually the inside of the body has to store fat too, and interferes with the working of the organs- heart etc. It also slows you down physically and makes the body have to work harder.

I have had two of my very thin friends die recently (62, 58), and another (51) just diagnosed with Parkinsons. The latter was always a food fascist, and forced his kids to be vegetarian, and made them walk home from school (miles) in the rain as it would keep them "nice and thin". Well, being thin has not stopped him from getting ill at a young age. The first two friends both died of brain tumours, and were very slim all their lives.

As always, I guess moderation is the key- avoid extremes. Being thin does not guarantee you a longer or happier life, but if you are too fat to walk and drink heavily or eat more than your body needs, then this will

[Scarlett]

..eventually cause problems.

Sorry don't know why the end of my answer disappeared!!

[suffragette]

Doesn't being fat help you float more easily? Handy in a shipwreck, I suppose.

Fat children never get terrified being made to sit on the high end of the see-saw for an apparent age. (I'm having fear flashbacks, now!)

[flip-flop]

I can't believe my answer has been banned. Why? There was nothing, nothing wrong in my answer - not unless it was reported as being 'Fatist'!

I repeat my answer verbatim.

People that are fat manage to successfully kid themselves that they are perfectly happy with their size.

The reality is they are not and are just simply too lazy to control their intake or exercise sufficiently. Yes, I know there are people out there that are fat for medical reasons, but there are far far far more out there who are fat because they eat too much and exercise too little.

Tubeway - you would be happier if you were smaller.