It’s not supported by science- fat people live longer than thin people and are more likely to survive heart attacks.

Fat people are less likely to die from kidney disease, infections, cancer, lung disease, heart disease, osteoporosis, anemia, high blood pressure, rheumatoid arthritis and type 2 diabetes.

Yes, even diabetes, the boogeyman of hating fat people.

So, not only is it not true, but it’s an ugly, abusive thing to say to fat people to try to scare us- and it’s usually said by people who seem like they would be thrilled if we died right now.

Which is their problem. Not mine.

The ways in which fat people are harmed by being fat are because of the people who say this garbage. Bigoted, fatphobic people are why we are harmed, not anything especially bad about being fat.