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Re resp:21: I think what this article is saying, and what you're getting at, is that it's not being "fat" that's bad for you, it's being out of shape, and that the two aren't the same thing. But this is a hard sell for Americans, who want visible results without effort -- they want to be thin but they don't want to have to do what it would take to be physically fit. Re resp:44: The information on being underweight is interesting. I've been about 40 pounds underweight for nearly my entire adult life so far according to BMI charts. Over the last few years I've gained a little weight, so the deficit is now down to 20 pounds. I wonder if this is something I should be concerned about? I'm always a little reluctant to talk about it because most people seem to want to lose weight, and it seems like twisting a knife in their back to talk about the fact that maybe I should gain some. Re resp:59: I stop eating when I'm full, but always feel slightly guilty about not finishing, having been ordered to "clean up my plate" all the time as a kid. (To be fair, we were kind of poor at the time and couldn't really afford to waste food.) Re resp:103: "So could smoking tobacco. Drinking alcohol has religious connotations for some as well. That's why its legal to smoke in Indian casinos where otherwise a state has made smoking in public illegal." Actually, no, that's because they're a sovereign nation and are exempt from most state laws. A better example is that recent case where a church was allowed to use a hallucinogenic tea that is banned by the DEA, because it's part of their religious ceremony.
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