Who is considered "fat"? Women who wear a double-digit size? Plus-size women? Is there another definition?
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Medically, it is based on BMI (Body Mass Index). It depends on your height, and your frame and your relative muscle mass vs total weight. Overweight is BMI of 25-29.9 Obese is BMI of 30 or greater I would certainly consider obese people as "fat" but not all overweight people are fat.
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I am above my bmi, considered obese and wear a double digit, but no one ever believes me when i tell them i'm a 12/13 (us). i never looked my weight, always smaller. i think it has to do more with how you carry your weight then your actual weight.
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It is hard to say. My BMI states that I am obese (I have a BMI of 31.4) yet I wear size 14-16 (uk size) clothes. I consider myself fat but I wouldn't say I was obese and neither do I wear plus size clothes.
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here in the UK size 10 is a slim size 12 being the average 8 and below are skinny 14 is beingbig and 16 is over weight 18+ is obese. i think i weigh a lot i am size 10-12 but can fit into size 8s (sometimes) bit i weigh alot then whatpeople think i think its not the size or weight that makes you fat but what you wear and how you carry it!
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Fat can be defined in so many different ways, I think everyone has their own definition of it and views. Double digits don't make someone fat. It's all in how they carry their weight and it they're healthy. People get too hung up on the word "fat" rather than being concerned with health. In the fashion industry anyone over a size six is considered plus size as well, so that takes on it's own definition.
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'Fat' shouldn't be determined by some clothing manufacturer's idea of what a 'size 12' is. If your weight keeps you from doing physical activities such as hiking, gardening, walking up 3 flights of stairs, jogging a 1/2 mile, or other relatively easy things, you're fat. If you're always looking forward to when you get to eat next, that's your first indication you've got a problem.
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You can be large and solid as a rock. Female body builders often hit over 200 lbs and wear double digits but they are ripped. It is your BMI that decides if you are fat or not.
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