Can you really be healthy at any size?
It’s possible to carry a lot of weight and be free of the health risks associated with weight gain
Weight, height, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio… With so many measurements to determine if your weight falls within a healthy range, it’s no wonder you might think how much you weigh is the key indicator of good health.
But when did the quest for good health and wellbeing become so entangled with having a perfect figure or being a certain clothing size? There’s been a strong push recently towards the ‘you can be healthy at any size’ school of thought. And alongside this is a vocal band of health professionals arguing that the promotion of diets is unethical, and that BMI and weight alone is not enough to indicate a person’s health status. Read on to discover the latest science and what the medical experts make of
