JJ Virgin argues that being healthy at any size is a myth. Excess body fat drives chronic inflammation and insulin resistance, and only 7% of people are metabolically healthy. She says real body positivity means pursuing optimal health through resistance training, whole foods, and habits that support leanness.
Healthy at any size is a myth. Sorry, don't hate on me, but I think that body positivity means loving yourself enough to do what it takes to be as healthy as possible. And if you've got excess body fat, especially as visceral adipose tissue, that means chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, and poor metabolic health. Now, only 7% of the population right now is metabolically healthy, and I can tell you what they're doing. They're doing resistance training, they're they're eating a whole foods diet, and they're doing the steps that they need to, to live like a healthy lean person, so they'll become one over time. You can too. You can be body positive and pursue real health.
