An average doctor, or any other type of medical professional, would insist that until an individual loses weight, they cannot be considered fit. As seen on "The Dr. Oz Show," experts disagree on whether a person can be both overweight and healthy. My stance on the subject is that it is possible for a person to be fat and fit within certain defined parameters. I reviewed the readings and videos provided in class, as well as pooled information from previous experiences in PEMES courses at UNI to support my position on the topic. Uncertainties in information related to fitness versus overweight include whether a person's weight is determinative of whether or not they will develop metabolic disorders, whether weight loss is actually the key to become healthy and when a person is too fat to be healthy. be in shape. Other indecisions include whether obesity/increased weight is the cause of a deadly disease and if so, when does obesity cause these diseases, whether the nation can expect this that everyone achieves a healthy weight based on a certain measure, how obesity should be measured in the country. firstly, and what it actually means to be “fit” since we don’t have a real definition of it. My first impression was that those who are fat cannot be healthy individuals. This is definitely a stereotype that I have experienced and has led me to believe that the bigger a person is, the worse their health is. On the other hand, it is also a stereotype that thinness is a sign of health. In reality, those who are thin might have lost weight through unhealthy measures to appease the pressures of society or doctors, like Dr. Oz, who seem to preach that losing weight is the answer to all health problems . However, both sides of the argument have benefited... middle of article ...... for example healthy meal/snack choices. I think the most important aspect to consider when deciding on a solution to this problem was that people should realize that being thin actually has no signs of health. As articles discussing meta-analysis studies have shown, a person who is metabolically fit and fat has better health than a person who is metabolically unfit and fat or metabolically unfit and thin. I think it's also important to recognize that diets, as Dr. Gaesser mentioned, don't work. Diets, whether fad or crash diets, do not help improve a person's health or lifestyle if that type of diet cannot be maintained over a long period of time. Changing a person's diet is a lifestyle choice and should be maintained, just like an exercise program. Together, these two components separate metabolically healthy people from those who are not, regardless of weight..