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Don't judge a book by its cover. We have heard that advice over and over again. And it makes sense. Why should we judge someone who is overweight simply by how they look? It has nothing to do with them as a person, and it says nothing about what they have achieved in life.
We should not consider them as healthy simply because they are thin.
We care so much about weight that we think those who succeed in keeping a "healthy weight" must be healthy.
Many studies have shown that being overweight increases the risk of diabetes, heart disease, and even death. Some studies just look at pounds. Some use body mass index (BMI) which includes both height and weight measurements. But neither one says anything about overall health for sure.
In some studies, a person's fitness has been shown to be more important than overall weight.
That means those at "normal" weight, but below average fitness could be at higher risk than fitter and heavier people.
If you are thin and want to know if your health may be at risk, whole body MRIs (磁共振成像)can tell you if you are a TOFI (thin on the outside, fat on the inside). This is thought to increase your health risk even if you have a perfect body weight. Rather, creating and keeping healthy lifestyle habits should be the goal.
Start now and you will be on your way to improving your overall health. But even if it doesn't, you are still improving your health and your life.
A. The same holds true for thin people.
B. Weight loss will usually naturally follow.
C. The article mainly talks about people in Australia.
D. So weight loss should not be what we always dream of.
E. How many times do you say, "She looks great! Nice and thin!"？
F. But the problem lies with how we can know we are overweight.
G. So there is no such thing as healthy weight, only healthy lifestyles.