Question

1. can we be fat and still be healthy?

2. State why/why not

3. Find at least ONE academically credible source to support your opinion AND provide a brief summary of that article.

Answer 1

We cannot maintain a healthy life when we are fatty. The ideal body weight should be maintained. More than the ideal body weight leads to over weight, obesity. The obesity is one of the most common cause of type 2 diabetes, hypertension and other lifestyle diseases like obstructive sleep apnoea, polycystic ovarian syndrome etc.

When the body is fatty, that means fat deposition in the abdomen (visceral fat) ,it increases the insulin resistance and leads to type 2 diabetes mellitus. The complications that can arise from type 2 diabetes are coronary artery disease, neuropathy, nephropathy, retinopathy and dermopathy.

The study that strongly support the association of fat and heart disease is Framingham heart study. It states that more the fat, that leads to coronary artery disease and high mortality. It means obesity is an important risk factor for almost all the life style disease. Hence we can conclude that,more fatty we are, so more prone to develop life style diseases.