Anonymous asked: in regards to the post abt doctors telling u to lose weight: my mom's asthma became worse and worse as she continued to gain weight from depression until she was morbidly obese. once she committed to losing weight and living a more active and healthy lifestyle, her asthma symptoms became more controlled. if nothing else, weight depends on the same factors as other areas of ur health, and practices that are generally used to safely lose weight are beneficial for other areas of ur health as well. That’s true, but doctors being sexist and making weight issues into a bigger deal than they are is a real thing. (We’ve never dealt with this because we’re almost underweight, but it’s definitely a real thing.)  Apparently all those BMI stats showing (much) lower life expectancy are fake because they're "making weight issues a bigger deal than they are." God forbid doctors be ethical and tell their patients the truth!