I think some people just are that way, genetics will help determine someone's size, shape, etc. nothing much we can do about it. No use fighting your DNA.

My mum thinks no. I think in some cases, it is possible. Some people's healthy weight required them to be "fat".

eat less. exercise more. fat goes on slowly, and taking it off quickly doesn't work long term.

I think you can have some fat and still be healthy but once it begins to affect your ability to move and carry on with daily life then that is the time you are unhealthy. You can also be super skinny and unhealthy as well because then you do not have as much fat cushioning your organs etc and is harder to stay warm amongst other things.

No, being fat is unhealthy and I should know because I’m overweight by 30kgs. There’s currently nothing wrong with me but I’m certainly not happy with how I look, I know it will catch up with me one day soon though.

I'm not sure, but I hope everyone gets in right ?? and will be amazed by choosing a good deal on what you have and feel free .. on what you do

I don't believe you can be Fat and Healthy.

Everything in moderation. Food excersize etc.people come in all shapes and sizes,genetics play a part in this too. Of course if you are a larger person you can be fit and healthy for your size. I have met people who are more robust,have a larger frame or are just carry a little more weight. They are healthier than people half their size ,eat well and excersize regularly. If they were thinner they would look drawn,and unwell.

I think a lot of people are eating far too much take away foods - becoming more like America. Pizzas, Chicken takeaway in nearly every suburb etc. etc. It is NOT just about exercise. YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT. Pretty right ... I say. Edited 15-Feb-22 20:04pm

Yes we adults are not doing enough exercise to keep our weight adjusted . Even if it is brief walk for 20 minutes around the neighbourhood would be beneficial

A lean rhino is a sick rhino.

I feel that, as a nation, we are becoming too busy, too lazy and too pampered by choice. You've got to work at it to make your marriage work and you've got to work even harder to be reasonably fit and healthy.

I think it depends on your genetic make up and metabolism. Who decides on what’s overweight or not… Can’t we just be loved for who we are..! Unless being overweight causes you health issues, then that’s not good

Yes, I think you can be. There are plenty of larger people out there who have normal insulin levels, normal cholesterol levels and whose blood pressure is normal. People can be fat for a variety of reasons other than poor dietary choices. On the other hand there are plenty of thin people who are in poor health.

I think it is possible to be fat and healthy. Some sorry people eat good food and watch their lifestyle, keep fit and still carry a lot of weight. Maybe there is some part of you makeup needs to be tweaked and get your life back on the straight and narrow. Surgery is not always the answer but for some people it could be really good.

No you cannot agree with Many of the comments below. And in the long run effects many health issues.

No you can't be fat and healthy. The key issue is overcoming bad eating habits and changing your life style to eating healthier and becoming more active throughout your life. :)

you can for a while, but it will affect your spelling ;-))

Well I guess it does depend on how fat, how unfit a person is. There's a little overweight, obese to grossly obese. I am on the boarder of being overweight to obese due to my height and weight. I was very skinny when I met my husband but I still wasn't fit. Smoking supressed my appetite and well I no longer smoke I gained weight because I was enjoying my food more so I ate more. I have lost some weight and yes still need to lose more. I could if I stopped drinking beer the weight would fall off me but I don't want to so we have reduced how much we drink. I'm still not fit fit and I never really have been not since I was a kid any way. My brother has lost quite a bit of weight and he's put it down to not eating and he's been going to the gym. To me he looks sick skinny and I think he needs to put some back on but that's just my opinion or bulk up at least. Every one is different. We did see a man the other day and his ankles were the size of my thighs and his stomach was hanging bellow his humongous t-shirt. We had never seen him before, he really did need medical help. It's sad to think some one can get that huge and no one is willing to help them although he needs to want the help first for himself before any one can help. An operation would certainly kill him for sure. I don't know any one who's had surgery to lose weight. Every thing in moderation and some exercise will help in the long run.

I believe that some can be both overweight and healthy. As a teenager, i was the "fat kid" and always picked on, but it was also during these years that i was at my healthiest. I went for 15km walks at least twice a week, i was quite strong, being able to pull/push carts loaded with up to 250kgs (bags of soil/fertiliser, etc), i was quite active as well, enjoyed playing soccer and squash as often as i could, i went bushwalking and worked on the farms of family friends (fencing, marking lambs, helping in the shearing shed, digging up paddock weeds by hand/mattock, etc) I don't think it is fair to tar all larger framed people with the same brush. Some overweight people can be quite fit and healthy, others not so much, while others are all overweight due to medication they need to take.

To a certain extent, rest of us it's watch what you eat, get off the couch & do stuff I probably don't want to do.

No

I am no expert, but medical opinion says no!

some are some not

Yes and No everything in moderation with some exercise

Was 145kg now 100 and yes too much strain on heart and joints.

fat and healthy...NO NO NO big and haelthy YES

I'm overweight and at 74 still pretty healthy.

FAT is NOT FINE, Having the normal amount of FAT does not make you FAT, and if the question is about people like the one pictured that is definitely not healthy. FAT KILLS you.. and too many now are eating rubbish from KFC, Macca etc and that is not and never has been food. Compare health, weight , eating habit now and 50 years ago when the fist USA garbage invade Australia Maccas and you will see, garbag, idiotbox, internet, stupidafona has all convinced many into being coach potatoes, which is trulysadEdited 15-Feb-22 11:13am

Depends on your definition of "Fat" and the type of fat that you carry. Can you be obese and healthy? Definitely not. Can you be a bit overweight and healthy? Yes absolutely. Type of fat matters. Fat that's stored around the legs tends to be brown fat which is more metabolically active and readily used as fuel. Fat that's stored around the waist is white fat which is inflammatory and crushes your organs. So if you got a big bum then it's not a big deal but if you've got a big waist then you could be looking at fatty liver and heart problems in the future along with other health issues such as diabetes etc. Diets definitely do work but that also depends on the diet and peoples willingness to change habits as well as their own medical conditions. Slow adjustments are the most sustainable and as long as people are reducing their total caloric intake to less than what they burn then they should lose weight. If you can starve/zero calories for an entire week and not lose weight then why eat food in the first place? Try telling the starving children around the world that diets don't work and you'll get some funny looks! It's more accurate to say that willpower doesn't work most of the time (for some people).

I have to say that I believe that carrying fat around a particular part of the body as well as whether someone does regular exercise such as walking at a reasonable pace for a minimum of 10 minutes, ideally 30 minutes 3 times a week is probably a better metric to use as "health" is more than the absence of disease. Men tend to carry weight around their abdomen in the classic "beer belly" whereas women hold their weight more on the hips and thighs. I believe that the BMI index measure of morbidity isn't as important as whether the individual has underlying clinical issues such as hypertension, Type 2 diabetes and any history of cardiovascular disease in their family tree. I am morbidly obese as per the BMI and I have to say that I'm putting a LOT of extra strain on my already arthritic joints and it makes me FEEL sluggish. Even though I have a disability I still get outside working in my garden and keeping active for as long as I can through the day. But after moving away from my family and this coinciding with the pandemic and being stuck at home, I have put on several kilos and I've NEVER been the weight I am now. What's on my side is that I don't eat fast food PERIOD! But sugar and U have far too close a relationship that needs to be addressed. If I DIDN'T work as much staying physically active I'd probably weigh 100 kilograms. If you are overweight you ARE putting extra strain on your heart and that's NEVER good. Add a horrible diet and a sedentary lifestyle and you might as well go and organise your own funeral because it's coming. I am responsible for myself as we ALL are, but losing weight AND keeping it off is HARD! Thanks.

A little bit of fat is fine as long as you are eating well and exercising. Those who are obese though are not healthy and they are either not eating healthy foods, not exercising enough or both. Of course there are medications that give weight gain and those people find it hard to get rid of it and we should not judge.

I think so, and it is important to have a positive attitude.Food is to be enjoyed.

The mediterranean diet is a good healthy option for those of us who need to lose weight. Keep active and drink plenty of Adams ale,"water". I keep as as active as I can be ,with physical disability. It can be very frustrating when medication has side effects that add more to your weight .

I don’t know what healty is but if it goes with fat I’m not having a part of it ……lol

On the flip side, my husband and everyone in his family were never overweight. They ate what they liked, dessert at almost every meal, morning tea with biscuits. The word diet had never been used in their family until my mother-in-law was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in about her mid-50s. Most of them ended up with diabetes and one died of cancer. One, who decided to give up sugar and not replace it, but just purely give it up, has gone on to live a much healthier life without diabetes or cancer so far at least. He would be about 67 years of age now.

My cuz said once to me " be fat and healthy them thin and unhealthy". Years later i find out she thin and unhealthy.

Yes, and I'm an example. For as long as I can remember I've been overweight (but never really obese) but I exercise every day and haven't been sick in about 10 years

I think you can be overweight and your health numbers can be in healthy ranges.

Yes can be fat and healthy but not obese and healthy

Fat & healthy ? I think you can be both

lots of folks are skinny and unhealthy, so yes you can be fat and healthy, and unless you stay on the diet for life they only last as long as you stick to the diet, at most they say you will lose 30kgs at the best from diet, and for some they need/want to lose 60kgs plus, Personally have family who are on waiting list for surgery, as the weight gain of over 70kgs was from medication for severe Ankylosing Spondylitis. Unless you know the full history of the persons health/weight etc Its not your business, (yes he has tried diet, exercise, healthy eating and nothing has worked)

Just yesterday as I was waiting in the chemist for a scrip to be filled, a young girl was sitting at one of those machines that tell you you weight, height etc. I told her I could get it to work and had given up on it and she told be it had told her she was "too fat". She looked a healthy and normal but a bit dejected. I told her not let a machine tell her what she looks like, just eat healthy and exercise, need a bit of winter bacon to keep us going in case we get sick and can't eat well. In the end we had a good laugh about some of the ridiculous nonsense people try to pass off as good advice.

I have fat around my stomach but I can still walk for a good 2 hours without too many breaks. My injuries from a fall cause me to stop before tiredness does

In my expert opinion ;-), I would say you can. I would also say you can't, too. Can you be skinny and unhealthy? I think for one it matters how "fat" fat is and what the person's lifestyle is. I don't really think you can be 700 pounds and healthy, but I still think someone could be somewhat heftier and be healthy. I also think being skinny doesn't automatically make someone healthy. It's all in the lifestyle choices. Nowadays it is extremely hard to be healthy even when you eat healthier food just because of all the stuff in the food, water, air, environment, etc. Edited 15-Feb-22 07:57am

Yes indeed.....Look at Sumo Wrestlers, most of them are very healthy.

If one is fat,it's surely going to 'weigh them down'.

I really don't care.

I think it is possible but not very probable. The gentleman in the photo is a bit too overweight. Exercise, exercise, exercise is the key to good health.

No I don't think so it's unhealthy to be fat

No, but you can be fat and happyEdited 15-Feb-22 06:28am

I think genetics play a part in people are getting big {fatter} not from eating too much, just born big {big bones big body and healthy}

I know people older and younger who are over weight and unfortunately they suffer health conditions. Exercise is both good for our body and our mind.

There is some difference between fat and obese. Unfortunately sometimes your genetics's can go against you and make it very difficult to lose and keep off weight. If you are eating healthy and doing exercise you are doing all that can be done unless you have surgery but that definitely should be a last option.

Surgery should be the last option. Some people have it in the genes. Some people find it harder to lose weight than others. What you can do is be active as much as possible, eat less processed food and control your portions of food.

Depends on how overweight the person is. Some people are just big-boned and naturally a large size. For some larger-sized people, it could be caused by an underlying health problem or medication. Many diets are useless, but those that work can really only work properly with exercise. It can also come down to how tall or how short you are. Excess weight can be healthy if controlled properly

No

Fat can be healthy for a pregnant woman - a pregnant woman is expected to gain between 25 pounds to 35 pounds before she gives birth. Diet WORK - if the person follows the diet prescribed to her/him by a certified, licensed, registered dietitian/nutritionist who works in a hospital and/or clinic. Furthermore, long term you are not going to keep your weight under control by surgery - you are putting too much stress on your body and weakening your body immune system. I learned and accepted the harsh reality of my life - that I was NEVER going to have a PHYSIQUE - but I still could have a healthy body and I DO!Edited 15-Feb-22 08:23am

For myself the answer is no

Weight can be a health problem either too much or too little. As for surgery, this should be a very last resort. I agree our sizes have gone up a long way. Back when I was a kid I think we were more active. No taking the car everywhere, we walked. We did not eat large meals and there were no take a ways other than the local hamburgers shop which was a rare treat. Sports was played by many also. Basically I think we have become more sedentary and eating bigger meals and this is causing the problems.

Can you be fat and healthy?..no

My sister had the surgery then I caught her sipping chocolate through a straw LOL but she did lose weight. Life is short be whatever you want. It's not for me and I am morbidly obese. Unless you know what that feels like stop judging people that seek out help.

Fat can be healthy. And, yes. Too many people are opting for surgery too fast. I knew a woman who had the surgery. She continued to overeat and never lost weight.