I’m surprised at the amount of disagreement in this comments section, the article makes some very good points. The BMI is a guide at best, not the ultimate indicator of health that many people believe it to be. The link between fatphobia and racism is very interesting and makes a lot of sense now you’ve made the point.

Also, telling someone to ‘just lose weight’ is a really stupid opinion. The body is extremely well-designed to keep weight, not lose it. Are these the same people who tell a depresssed person (me) to ‘just cheer up’?