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	`Too many sweets are bad for you!Copyright The Big Problem 2008`		Have you ever heard the myth that fat people are ugly? Well, in many societies being fat is considered being beautiful and a sign of wealth. Magazines often show skinny models, but it is unrealistic to think that most people look like that. Most people are not that thin. Fat people are lazy. Well, there might be some lazy fat people but there are also lazy thin people too. Everybody has a different body shape, genetics and metabolism and to generalize about one group is unfair. `Make sure you watch your weight on the scale!Copyright The Big Problem 2008` Hemmenway, Carrie. "Dispelling Common Myths About Fat Persons." NAAFA. 2 Mar. 2008 <http://www.naafa.org>.




	Fact vs. Fiction Myths We may believe many things about people that are overweight that are not true. People say fat people could lose weight if they wanted to, but it is hard to change eating habits. If it was so easy then most people would be thin. Another myth we hear is that is unhealthy to be overweight. While it's true that it's unhealthy to be severely obese there are some benefits to being slightly overweight. Scientist are not sure why. "Myths and Facts on Size and Bodies." Mysistahs. 2 Mar. 2008 <http://www.mysistahs.org>.