Skinny Fat Analysis

In America , our weight has become such a huge issue. Obesity is a serious epidemic, “one in three Americans have at least three conditions associated with obesity such as diabetes, high cholesterol and high blood pressure .” ( Gina Kolata) We often associate these problems with only fat and obese people, but what about those who are skinny? We tend to automatically assume thin or skinny people are healthy , but what if they are not?
We often assume things because of how something appears to be. With today’s social media , we ostracize skinny or thin as our image of health. In order to be healthy we have to be this size or weigh this much. When truth be told people who are the “ideal” weight and size can have the same medical issues as if they were fat or obese . “There are many thin people who lack good muscle tone; lack capacity for physical endurance; and are prone to poor eating habits-all putting them at risk for chronic disease.” (Sara Klajajic) Even a 2008 study found that, “about one-fourth of U.S. adults with normal weight have some form of unhealthy heart, like high blood pressures or cholesterol.” (Alexander Siefferin) In both articles, “The Hidden Dangers of ‘Skinny Fat’ ” and “Skinny
She discusses how the girl’s diet was poor and she did not exercise at all. Also how we would think that these people with good metabolisms and genes played the part of someone who is healthy, but is the exact opposite. This phenomenon has been identified as being “skinny fat”. These thin patients like the 19 year old have a diet high in sugar and processed food and do not exercise which causes visceral fat to grow around their organs. Their organs are heavily coated with visceral fat which can lead to the health risk factors of those who are