201 Quotes About Fat

All worries are less with wine.

Adult obesity and overweight statistics have increased by about 50 percent since the Dietary Goals were announced. [by the federal government, in 1977] That bears repeating: a 50 percent increase in obesity/overweight correlated with a 10 percent decrease in fat content in the diet.

Losing 10 grams of excessive fat is way more beneficial for our health than wearing something that makes us look 10 kilograms lighter.

Enormous? Did you just call me FAT? I am not fat. - Jace

Blaming fatness for heart disease is a lot like blaming yellow teeth for lung cancer, rather than considering the possibility that smoking might play a role in both. And telling people they need to lose weight is a lot like telling someone with pneumonia to stop coughing so much—it may not be possible and won’t make the disease go away.

The pharmaceutical industry, which has a vested interest in making us believe that fat is dangerous—and that they have a solution—wrote the BMI standards that are currently used.The derivation of children’s BMI standards was even worse. They were just arbitrarily assigned, without even the pretense of considering health data.

Not making fun of fat people is good for their self-esteem but bad for their health.

You know that you are getting fat when your thighs start rubbing together when walking.

He who makes fun of a short and fat man’s weight is much less cruel than he who makes fun of his height.