Weight bias has been documented among doctors, nurses, fitness instructors and other professionals on whom a fat person might need to rely for help.

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Of course, for a dramatist looking for a subject, Best is like an all-you-can-eat buffet placed in front of a very fat person.

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Whether slim or fat, a person leading a sedentary lifestyle has similar chances of dying young to a smoker.

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Conversely, BMI may underestimate body fat in a very small-framed person, someone who has very little muscle mass, or a person who carries his or her excess weight mainly around the midsection and has very thin arms and legs (the so called apple shaped body type).

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The autopsy conducted after his death found "extensive contusions of his chest, arms, shoulder and back, " as well as "evidence of crushing of areas of subcutaneous fat" -- which is the fatty tissue directly under a person's skin.

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In a very large-framed or muscular person like you, BMI may overestimate body fat.

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