Being Skinny Does Not Always Mean Being Healthy

Being Skinny Does Not Always Mean Being Healthy

January 28th, 2021

Welcome to Lifetime Healthcares new Community Health and Wellness blog. The purpose of this blog is to give you information about how to maintain your health and wellness. This first blog post is about the difference between looks of health and actual health. 

It is very important in today's society to remember that looks aren't everything. I think it has been a huge thing for many years and now in modern day that what you look like equals how healthy you are, and that is just not true at all. 

                                                        According to Arthur Agatson (M.D) in his article "Why Being Skinny Doesn't Mean You're Fit" "Thank the scientists at the Mayo Clinic, who are behind this recent discovery. After comparing various health markers with the weights and body mass index numbers of thousands of adults, they found that more than half of those with normal weights and BMIs actually had "high body-fat percentages as well as heart and metabolic disturbances." In other words, they had the same risks of coronary disease, diabetes, and other chronic illness as people who weighed much more."

We used to think back in the day fat was our worst enemy and today we are discovering that there are much worse things than being overweight, like poor mental health and smoking cigerettes. We know now too that is as dangerous to be severely underweight as then to be severely overweight. 

It is also huge to understand that it is not all about weight. There is so much more to health then just diet. There is sleep, mental health, nutrients, relaxation, hygiene and physical activity to name a few. 

According to Veronique Hoebeke in her article "5 Key aspects of physical Wellness" "It’s no mystery that taking care of your physical well-being is extremely important to your health and happiness. Yet, the average American leads a busy stressed-out life which puts health and wellness on the back burner. There is a lot of complicated information out there about the latest health and fitness trends"

Every day we have to be conscious of not only our weight and our self-confidence, but also our overall health. Although part of our overall health does have to do with our own body image and how we feel about ourselves. Mental health is huge in well-being. Up until recently mental health was not as strongly considered but now it is much more. There is still a lot of improvement to make in society and their views on mental health. 

Just because you appear to be skinny or slim that does not mean you are healthy. You could still be holding a high body fat percentage and many other health issues. Society has made a bad habit of making skinny mean good and that has led to a big issue with eating disorders and issues with eating. There needs to be more light shined on health as a whole rather than a part.

Be sure to check with your physician before making changes to your health. 

  Resources

• 5 Key aspects of Physical Health
• Why being Skinny doesnt mean you are fit
• Being Thin Isn't The Same As Being Healthy
  
• MEDIA & EATING DISORDERS
  
• Fitness Vs. Fatness: Which Matters Most?
  

DISCLAIMER: This is for a class assignment, not a real blog.