Is It OK to Be Fat? | Good Morning Britain

Obesity will likely overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer in UK women within 25 years. The recent study was released just weeks after plus-size model Tess Holliday appeared in a swimsuit on the cover of Cosmopolitan. She claimed to be celebrating bodies of all shapes and sizes. So can you be overweight and still be healthy?
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[@zainshaikh2428]

The most ridiculous part about this debate is that there is an actual doctor present who isn't being taken seriously.

[@Charliemiaa]

i found it hilarious when piers said something and the girls went mad saying ur not a doctor and then the actual doctor agreed with him 🤣 shut them right up

[@BalbarianChannel]

@@Charliemiaa Yea it shut them up for about 2 seconds before going back to rambling on about their delusions, as is how it often goes with these types of people sadly.

[@wickedbird1538]

I wish they would let the DOCTOR speak.

[@MykoMethod]

Obesity isn't an insult its literally a medical diagnosis, to say that offends you is wildly self absorbed. Thats like me challenging the diagnosis of depression, as if it was solely invented just to insult and offend me. If you're offended by the doctors diagnosis, you should be just as offended to look yourself in the mirror. Stop playing the victim and work on bettering yourself. Denial isn't gonna help you lose any weight, or feel any better when you next go for a check up.

[@hafsahm4486]

lmfaooo damn 😟😰 ty screenshotting and reading this everyday for motivation 😂😂

[@nelzzz89]

True, but BMI isn’t the best indicator of health. It only uses weight, not where the fat is located. “Fat stored around the hips generally isn't associated with the same health problems as belly fat. In fact, a recent review in the British Medical Journal found larger waist measurements were associated with health risks, but larger hip and thigh measurements were not.”

[@JoshSmithGamer]

i am overweight and aknowledge it and want to lose weight. And no it doesnt insult me to say im overweight as I AM INDEED overweight its so ridicoulous how sensitive to everything people are becoming these days and im only 20 yet feel like the vast majority of these people around my age just do it for attention

[@blackeye3336]

Agreed but never hate yourself and don't let people insult u

[@NurBull]

@@JoshSmithGamer Right bro! I have been struggling with my weight over many years! Every Morning starts with scales that makes me disciplined.

[@willlong4258]

I'm a bigger guy. Eating better (not necessarily less) and hitting the gym has led me to lose 9kg in the space of 4 months

[@JanoyCresva-bu1gw]

Well done man! Keep at it!

[@taro.ulyana]

Good luck on your way!

[@taro.ulyana]

Good luck on your way!

[@dnzyilmaz7]

Gratz im on the same path. Lost 4 kgs in a month and i just decreased the sugar and carbonhydrat i took to half, thats it. So didnt quit on them totally

[@infjintegrityvsnarcissism7295]

Keep it up, make sure to hit your protein for the day, like a low calorie iso whey

[@xa-xii1316]

“Have you done any research, piers?” “Yes! I’ve found videos of her munching on cake with her bare hands!” “It’s not about that!!”

[@Catbat]

😂

[@Supreme_creme_jizzler]

It didn’t correlate with there argument

[@AliceGardener]

This video is giving me family reunion vibes

[@jameskozy7254]

"Have you followed her journey?" Me: through KFC, McDonald's, and Dennys?

[@xa-xii1316]

@@jameskozy7254 in the short months I worked at KFC, I think I saw her the most out of any other customer.

[@destineyallen3555]

Piers is Me in any debate… the Voice of reason… Piers: eat less food,do more exercise The fat panel :are you a doctor?? 🗣️ Piers: Doctor am I right ? Doctor: Yes 😅

[@Marko-or1vl]

I though he is just one of those news guys that talk bullshit but the guy is just speaking a lot of facts. My respect for his grew so high over the last few weeks.

[@Louis-kp7pz]

It's more the fact he interrupted the doctor when it was her turn to respond to that question. He makes valid points but he interrupts everyone instead of respectfully letting them speak. He speaks logically but doesn't mean he's not a dick.

[@TurquoiseTalks]

😂😂😂😂

[@Marko-or1vl]

@@Louis-kp7pz yeah you are right as well

[@fredsmith4134]

shut up and make some sense !!!

[@snappy2448]

I have to agree with Piers on this though, I personally do work out and do not find myself attracted to fatty and sugary foods.

[@jochem1986]

That's wonderful, and everyone should be like that. But sugary and fatty foods are addictive like smoking and like taking drugs. This addiction happens very gradually, as you do start eating something sugary or fatty. And most overweight people are in fact addicts. And for the majority of those overweight people, it will take external guidance to permanently help them off their attraction towards unhealty foods.

[@nikosmpougos]

Exactly. Me too. No matter how hard working out is.. it's the most healthy way to fix your body

[@RicardoFilmsTM]

exactly, these people just want to have an excuse to not work. They're lazy and are just trying to find reasons not to try and better themselves, and even doctors agree that it isn't healthy. Some people omg!

[@Marko-or1vl]

the more you workout the more u start to notice how disgusting some foods are. Or should i say "foods.

[@gamingwithcyt3925]

idk, i do like to have something sweet every day/other day just to balance out my diet

[@lemmyscents8788]

Peirs is absolutely right here! I am also slightly obese for my height and weight and i dread to lose weight not because i want to look good alone but because i don't want to catch complications later. Eat less and move more should be the way. And these plus size models can sometimes give away toxic body positivity which is harmful.

[@sweet_amir]

The big problem is when addicts defend their addiction.

[@stephenevans6070]

i'm overweight, in fact fat, to the tune of 2 stones, i accept that i am fat, but more importantly understand that its not good for me or something to aspire to, but erasing the word cant erase the situation

[@reza3624]

I love how we now live in an age where simple facts are becoming controversial because a group of people dont want to have to agree with it

[@karenmarsh1067]

Addicts have the tendency to defend their addictions They won’t hesitate going great lengths to make the opponent feel inferior The reason so many people are obese is because they focus on the short term instant gratification that food gives rather than facing reality which is time itself on what you do on a daily basis effects who you are as a person living the one life you have As piers Morgan once’s said Eat less exercise more aRe yOu A dOctOr

[@georgeconstantin8690]

6:42 - You're welcome

[@mateuswieselsiqueira1588]

6:30

[@ruddyy123]

Piers- eat less food-do more exercise. The larger ladies lost their minds when he said that 😆

[@nm3wi]

Would do that twat to take his own advice

[@tudormiller887]

Because they've been indoctrinated by this ridiculous Fat Acceptance/Fat Pride/Big Is Beautiful Movement. They believe that being Obese is like being part of a minority group, they believe everyone has the right to be FAT without being discriminated against. This is why some of them are offended by the term Obese. To them it's like being called the 'N' Word or something.

[@miram2703]

😂😂😂😂

[@sdwlmkcgarou]

Piers spitting some real facts fr tho

[@Gronkiy]

yeah but he's fat himself though lol

[@OhitzHurr.x_x]

His argument was valid but he was being ignorant to the other ladies viewpoints

[@nm3wi]

What facts I can’t hear him over his neck wobbling so loudly

[@leon190]

toilette gang👍

[@duncan3998]

Some bums just fails to see that he was correct

[@leam8749]

I remember when I was overweight and I would eat a lot of crap. I used to tell my mom, "I'm so fat." I expected her to say, "You're beautiful just the way you are." Instead, she told me to lose weight and start eating healthy. At first, I used to get mad at her because of her honesty. However, beginning of 2023, I looked at my body and said, "You know what, I'm going to start eating better and working out more." I lost about 19 pounds, feel confident and happy, motivated, and active. I'm feeling much better than before. Being overweight and eating crap was horrible and it affected my life. Even when sometimes I don't workout because I'm lazy or going out, I feel guilty.

[@DH-gg6jx]

I've been fat and unhealthy and now I'm slim and healthy - I know which one is best and it certainly isn't the former. Although when I was fat I saw nothing wrong with it, I look back now and wonder what the hell I was doing! If you have confidence and are content with been obese and overweight, great... but don't blinker yourself to the dangers it carries.

[@danielbalderrama4137]

Having a health warning on the cover of every fashion or model magazine for a plus size and underweight people isn't actually a bad idea. They do the same with smoking, they do the same with alcohol. Why not target every health violating idea. KFC already has the nickname kids fattening centre.

[@ivanaandric5703]

You have a freeking DOCTOR there!!!!!!! And everybody is talking above her 🤦🤦🤦🤯🤯🤯🤯

[@marktheunknown1829]

I'm currently 19, around the age of 5 I was diagnosed with a probably lifetime-illness, which caused me to rapidly gain weight. I had to take medicine every day and visit the doctor every third month. Then all of a sudden, it disappeared, i could stop taking medications, but I was left with 100kg at the age of 15-16. The fattest I was was 103kg actually. I know it's crazy. Now I am 87-88, in the past month I dropped 4-5 kgs, doing nothing but eating less meanwhile working more. Not gym or anything, but I work in a bakery with my dad and for three weeks I could work more, often 15-17 hours shifts. I had only breakfast and lunch in the late afternoon, that was it. The backpain I occasionally had disappeared as I lost weight, and I am way more comfortable than before. Personally I dont think there's a huge problem with being a BIT overweight, but being extremely overweight and claiming that this is normal, I'd say this is a mental issue now.

[@arjunarora1072]

So happy for you. You're awesome. Keep up the grind.

[@marktheunknown1829]

@@arjunarora1072 thank you!!

[@miram2703]

❤

[@Nemesis1986fly]

it will prolong your life to have a better body composition. great job, you should be proud of yourself!

[@Darkseidsolosfiction]

You are a queen ❤

[@therebelbobby]

Piers is a menace. Hahahahaha. I love this guy😂😂😂

[@terryts2]

Men told they are fat: I know I gotta go to the gym Women told they are fat: HOW DARE YOU I AM OFFENDED

[@khudiramhembram7742]

"I am not obese, I am a plus size curvy lady" thats one of the most funniest thing i have heard 🤣

[@roguesooner]

I've lost over 70lbs since January. GO TO THE FUCKING GYM lol

[@amazonlife2609]

Image being 20 or 30 and not able to ride a bike, or hike or go scuba diving. These people want to encourage others to become voluntary invalids.

[@nm3wi]

Imagine being such an asshat that your someone talking shit about someone that you don’t know 🫠

[@jaredklassen7210]

More for the rest of us

[@Jerk_ANC]

Why not bring up how much obese ppl cost tax payers? Often they are on SSI, end up in the hospital w weight related issues. Also the need to be takin care of w caretakers or nurses when they are older on state paid insurance. Facts not hate.

[@phamhuuphuoc275]

6:36 For the legendary Sigma moment of Piers guys 😆😆

[@amadeolopez76]

Overweight is not healthy. That is not an opinion. Period. Can you be happy overweight? Yes. Can being overweight on a front cover of a fashion magazine sensationalize obesity? Yes. Is it reasonable for a person to accept being overweight and be happy about themselves? Yes. They are arguing two different points. And both are right. Bottom line: Be happy with yourself, while accepting overweight is not healthy. Also, the main job of a plus size model is to model plus size clothing so plus size people can see what it looks like. Most plus size models are not "advertising obesity" ... they are advertising clothing.

[@IshitaSinha1]

This! Thank you!

[@user-sd1bm6hs2n]

People who say being heavy doesn't make him/her sad are in denial.

[@Vorobiov_Evgeny]

they might be ok untill they have to run to catch a bus or they fall and broke something or they have insulin issues or their life expectancy suddenly shrinks

[@user-sd1bm6hs2n]

@@Vorobiov_Evgeny on point

[@stephencook7337]

That’s right ladies. Less food down the gullet. 😂

[@joestar99]

Everyone's worried about their bodies, what about the floor??

[@RenateMtV]

News underneath: "Beluga whale spotted in the river Thames", at an item like obesity 🤣🤣🤣

[@SasukesSharingan.]

They reinforced the floor for this episode 😂

[@margaretmac50]

You do not get to their weight without over eating and that is not healthy.

[@charan7363]

Why are we commenting on this now???..4 years later 🤣

[@Solar_1011]

Because it’s still relevant, I assume.

[@iiii0909]

@@Solar_1011 This guy has the point

[@sabinaaitcheson5695]

Because 4 years later people are still getting bigger and more dummer generations are promoting on social media that it's ok to be fat while getting there as s stuck on a normal size seat on a plane lol

[@venessawilliams3600]

I am obese...and I don't believe it is offensive if a doctor tells me that I am obese....In the long run I want to be healthy and I want to live longer....thick girls look great plus size girls look great in my opinion but it is also important that we are healthy while we look great....

[@Invictus_fate]

These ladies never stopped snorting. Can’t accept reality.

[@Markusableitinger1]

Its so embarrassing being a human when listening to those debates.

[@grg242]

I wonder why ppl feel words are created to make them feel better. The obese is a medical term.

[@BronzeSista]

Being Fat is not a good feeling no matter how people say it doesn't. After 2 children, I gained weight. I saw myself on a picture and I felt really bad. I had a thyroid problem and I lost a lot of weight. I feel better being a 8 or 10 with my self image.

[@AliceGardener]

Pink dress is me at every family reunion.

[@elvenkind6072]

Health benefits aside, I really think this is a collection of some really good looking women, with female curves. Curves that often seem to be lacking in too skinny women, but also get distorted if they get too big. I think it's probably just as important that women should feel good about themselves, and a life with a stable mental health, enjoying life, is probably to prefer then to be living on salad and misery and living a year or two longer.

[@IIIIIllllIII]

sorry but the way piers gets cut off in the end is really funny xD from 9:20 until end

[@dank4509]

Today Obese is offensive, tomorrow Plus Size will be offensive. Changing words, doesn't change reality.

[@daniellealexus]

I was looking in the mirror and realized I was getting too fat. Best change I ever made.

[@meanjean3023]

When one of the girls say “are you a doctor?” to Piers ….. that’s rich considering they aren’t listening to this doctor or their own doctors.

[@peteduncan2411]

Actually - there is an issue here; I can't put any weight on, doesn't matter what I do or eat it drops off of me. And I certainly don't feel healthier for it.

[@twylah9047]

I've never been fat, but I have been heavier than I am now. What happens is you get tired more easily , which strains your heart and other organs. You can't climb stairs as fast or as long. Bending over and tieing your shoes can be an issue. No one wants to be this fat.

[@RC-jr4in]

Being obese is not the same as someone who is size 12 or 14 which may due to diet but also genetics, body shape. Obesity is something else and unhealthy.

[@KidIll]

Why do these ginormous people even go on the show? They literally make fools of themselves everytime 😂

[@LJ-zl7qq]

No

[@ollie5271]

How is this even a debate? A doctor is literally present 😂

[@daetyme998]

No one needs to eat more food than they need!

[@rafaelmasinde9174]

It's not your doctor or your friend saying you're obese. It's your BMI

[@adamhann7584]

They are discussing two points and fighting about it, Piers point is that the woman on the Cover of the magazine is a bad image to future girls (or people actually), the other point is people accepting their bodies (the other side). I agree with both points, each person is responsible for their selves, and having someone like that lady on a cover magazine is wrong. Young people are not yet able to understand life, so they may let themselves go and think it is acceptable. Most people reach that stage because they are not taught right in a young age. (I'm one of them- I have few extra pounds on my and trying to loose them for two reasons: health and body image), I don't go calling people fat or shaming them for being over weight, even when talking about this subject, I always refer to myself, what I want to do or how I feel, I don't say that everyone should be like this or that. People should be able to recognise the different points raised and argue that. In other video Piers mentioned that this lady (or other one) should be in a video where she encourages healthy eating and exercise and not in a music video....

[@ManaBlack208]

Concrete isnt suppose to creek 😂

[@AllTimeFaded]

It’s like everyone’s seen the clip somewhere else 4 years later, and we’ve all ended up here all finally putting comments on 😂😂 piers is 100% correct though, it’s just women again not accepting the truth and the reality of the world, obese women especially always want to like in a make believe land where there’s no heart clogs, failure, strokes, cancer etc and think they won’t have any health conditions in the future and continue to look at their size as fine, all of them sat there making excuses, the only one to back piers up was the Dr., even when an actual doctor spat facts out they couldn’t accept it, are world is going down hill quickly as each year passes!

[@Tannerr14]

Piers stop it! Your shooting those girls blood pressure thru the roof😂

[@annalishagoring]

She doesn't like the word because it's the truth

[@overkill0284]

Crazy how were all only suddenly commenting on this.

[@grant4360]

Obese is a medical term. Apologies can be made for how it has been thrown around and if it has made someone feel poorly, but it is a medical term and obesity is dangerous.

[@dietherrutaquio367]

They are freaking out about eating less food🤣🤣

[@blackeye3336]

8:28 Damm doc a savage 😂

[@DRCh3gg4]

Piers Morgan has a special place in my heart❤❤😂

[@Myhandleisasecret123]

1st woman is absolutely straight up lying to herself, it's sad

[@mufasta8322]

"Are you a doctor??!!" *No Im not mrs. thunder thighs, but the minimun requirement to understand that, is to be a human being with a functioning brain...*

[@UndeadEagle1234]

why do you have to be labelled with that word 🤣? It's because it's a medical term not an insult 🤣🤣

[@laurarockandroll]

So complicated to listen when everybody is interrupting and speaking at the same time

[@emoney9295]

Pierce is savage 😅

[@anak6940]

I gained a lot of weight a few years ago and I feel disgusting. I look disgusting and I am very unhappy. I am trying so hard to loose weight. “Plus size” is an insult to me.

[@esthermarcen7587]

after my second pregnancy, it was so difficult to lose the extra weight, and it was so much pressure around. I just hated myself, if you are big for any reason but healthier so leave people be

[@stuartbeaton-gm9xn]

So the NHS will give her new knees, hips and diabetes treatment. My daughter sadly is obese. One time I was at out our shop with my son and I at 6 foot and 200 lbs and I might add 70 years old...I picked up two bags of cement at 80 lbs a bag and it occurred to me that my girl carried that around ALL the time.

[@tamam6748]

She just ade the whole cake 🎂😂

[@Ghostlidini]

The lady host is on point!

[@SCPrepper82]

Obese is a medical diagnosis not a slanderous word.

[@davidagbona8869]

I love how Piers annoys them!! Hahahahahahah

[@jerryhoward614]

The use of "stone" as a weight of measurement isn't precise enough in this instances. It translates to 14lbs. Why not be more exact because even 5 lbs / 2.2 kilos can make a difference.

[@pelonete5000]

This ladies are the champions of rationalizing!!!

[@cd0u50c9]

They are the champions of self-deception through changing language, and what's worse, they want to make others believe their own delusion.

[@SuperKidontheblock]

Took me out at health warning.

[@lewishunt5272]

ahh pierce cracks me up.

[@mariablume1967]

Let the doctor speak!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ilyasseelajjane4085]

You’re here for this moment 06:28 , you’re welcome😂

[@sirmeowsolot7841]

Lol

[@mancake1704]

Bro won a 1 v 5 in seconds

[@MarioKartAddict69]

Am I the only one starting to realize a pattern in debates like this? Both sides will be talking about something, then when the woke side gets challenged about their belief, they say "why are you so obsessed?" or "why do you even care?"

[@jacobpage-smith8007]

“Beluga whale spotted in river Thames” 😂

[@John-wg1jh]

Obese and morbidly obese are medical terms.😊

[@julia.c.mcclure92]

I really wanted to hear what the doctor had to say :/

[@wickedbird1538]

😢😢I have lost 30 pounds and still OBESE. It’s just a word that defines my weight and affects my health. I still need to lose 70 lbs.

[@magicpenny-fc8mm]

This is an example of men and women one of many differences. Men will tell you the truth, women will tell you what you want to hear.

[@mufasta8322]

6:18 *CAP!* To quote Dr. Nowzaradan: "Do you look like you're malnourished?!!"

[@joseh9021]

I’m new to being fat and wow it’s so depressing.

[@marcielynn4886]

NO!

[@someguy2972]

I think you should eat Kentucky Fried Chicken 5 times a day Piers. Also, keep that exercise to a minimum. You could also start smoking a minimum of 2 packets of cigarettes if you aren't smoking already + 10 cigars per day. Finish your evening off with a nice stick of butter. To good health Piers!

[@thorium9082]

The hate.... sorry. .. . under his eye,. May he open.

[@flacohernandez5129]

Don't smoke, it suppresses you appetite, gargle on sugary starbucks drinks or something instead

[@someguy2972]

@@thorium9082 That's msg/transfat oil that Piers was saving for later...

[@FreeAssange]

Butter isn't actually bad for you. And if Piers limited his diet to fried chicken, while the fried part isn't the best kind of fat (usually seed oils), it'd still technically be a low-carb diet, like keto. He would lose weight & reduce inflammation in his body. Only the cigarettes would have a detrimental effect on his health.

[@Deltaexe190]

@@FreeAssangecheckmated this fraud 😂😂

[@thanosmaster-abel559]

I fee sorry for the doctor ):

[@Jenn-kj4xx]

0:49 she answered EVERYTHING. There are some external self induced behaviors (as she, mentioned such as smoking) that DO contribute to DETRIMENTAL HEALTH. Just as you wouldn’t celebrate someone smoking and potentially setting themselves up for heart attacks, stokes, COPD, cancers etc. We also shouldn’t be celebrating over eating which leads to obesity and a myriad of complications and co-morbidities from Obesity. These people are delusional, sadly.

[@Phuongmap3006]

I hate it when they just try to speak all at one… it’s soooo loud and I can’t hear a thing!

[@lilspeth]

People who are over weight should face reality re the health risks they have to deal with. Others who are rude and insensitive should shut up.

[@uu7663]

The audacity of the female host, pretending like oh wait let the professional person in the room tell us what is actually up. And when she (the professional) agrees with the male host, she completely ignores her!

[@suliasituragabeci9615]

It's as if they've tried eating less food and doing more exercise to prove that it is nonfactual.

[@Paompaom5276]

She didn’t say a warning on regular ppl, she said glamorous / ads-

[@JamesLimb]

He's always right ngl