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I don't like dads bods or any other bods that are giving off vibes that the owner of such bodies never bother to look after them.

Disagreeing with you by providing well-thought out, insightful posts does not make one obnoxious.

My father is thin and needed heart surgery because of high cholesterol causing blockages.

'Anyone can have high cholesterol, even if you are young, slim, eat well and exercise. That’s because high cholesterol can be caused by different things, including your genes.'

Copied from: https://www.heartuk.org.uk/cholesterol/ ... 20symptoms.

You don’t have to date them then.

Really? There's more than 8 regulars in PPR, and the rest of the site has more regulars than PPR.

There's probably closer to 20 or so regulars, which by my reckoning puts uncommondenominator squarely mid-pack. He's really going to need to up his game if he wants a shot at the Obnoxious Cup this year.

What if you put one of these aprons on them?
Would that rock your boat?

He's deep into the survivalist bias trap. A few posts seem to fall into this fallacy. Pointing out exceptional cases that effect 1% of people who had very bad luck or good luck doesn't apply to the other 99% who typically follow the law of averages.

I see more people with dads bods having health problems as they get older than not. It seems to be almost universal including with my own father who nearly died from his dad bod. The doctor told him that and instructed him to lose weight.

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I prefer a Spongebob one.

And yet, you are the one who continues to make up statistics and data to support your argument. It's embarrassing, really.

I assume you have stats that say being obese is healthy then? Hmmmmmmmmmmm. I'm skeptical. Never knew that renowned surgeon was wrong all this time.

I didn't say it was healthy. I'm not the one who is making up statistics.

Just because it increases one's risks for heart issues (etc) doesn't mean that I would be averse to dating them.

You know what I mean when I said survivalist bias though. Don't take the 1% and 99% literally. It's just an analogy to help explain the survivalist fallacy in simple terms.

Dating them too, for me it depends on whether the problem was self-made or not. Serious lack of self care over health is a big turn off for me.

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Many people nearly die or nearly die from being underweight.
Doctors help people with disordered eating to maintain or gain weight.

It seems you have trauma about almost losing your dad.
My dad died at 71 from cancer.
I'm pretty upset about that too.
I'd love to blame cancer the way you blame weight.
Unfortunately, we're all susceptible to different things.

Mental health takes the lives of many people every year too.
I worry about people's mental health even more than their physical.

But it was weight in his case. The surgeon told him it was his weight and it was obvious even to a layman that being fat for 30 years is probably what caused all his arteries to get clogged and resulted in his urgent 5 bypasses. Even my dad said too in addition to literally everyone else.

You said a lot in your post but didn't really say much too. From what I gather, you're saying this is almost all luck of the draw and lifestyle makes virtually no impact? If this is what you're saying then it's at serious odds with modern medicine and seems more fitting of what they thought in the 14th century. It's putting far to much emphasis of fluke and chance and too little on looking after ones health.

A lot of the risk factors in that link seems to point towards a dad body being a big risk factor. While some cases of high cholesterol are genetic, it seems most cases are just poor lifestyle and even if genetics play a factor, being overweight will just amplify the problems even more.

No, I'm not saying that at all. Sorry if you got that impression. Of course lifestyle can have an effect on our longevity. In your dad's case, however, you didn't mention anything about lifestyle or even his eating choices except to say he was overweight and had high cholesterol leading to plaque buildup in his arteries. His weight and higher cholesterol could be genetic and not necessarily from his "lifestyle" or any specific choices he's made, but based on what you've said it does seem probable he wasn't taking good care of himself.

My point is that excess weight CAN be a sign of poor health and poor lifestyle choices but it isn't always. We can't judge the second man by looking at a picture. Maybe he has lower cholesterol and better overall health than the muscular dude. Maybe he just lost 10 stone and he's as fit as a fiddle according to doctors. Likewise, people who are slim and otherwise healthy looking on the outside like the first man can be very ill on the inside. We wouldn't know that when choosing to date muscular people just by looking at them. We might not even know it about ourselves without extensive medical testing. My daughter is only in her 20's but she has a chronic health condition that is slowly killing her. There is no cure. You'd have no clue by looking at her and in fact she's often berated for using a wheelchair parking permit because people can't see her invisible medical condition. She has a perfect BMI and a lovely figure but she is at high risk for sudden organ failure including heart attacks and strokes.

All I'm saying is we can't judge a book by its cover. Weight is one risk factor for CVA, but it's not the only one. If you're concerned about heart health or a possible genetic condition inherited from your father, I suggest you seek regular medical care to rule out cholesterol and / or any other underlying conditions which could shorten your lifespan.