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The media’s focus makes us believe that thin is “in” and we are sucked up into the whole idea of beauty as being thin. Thin looks more healthy and attractive. Thin makes you look better in clothing that you would want to wear. In my opinion, being thin is not what it is all cracked up to be. Being thin has many benefits in a matter of health issues, but being fat doesn’t necessarily mean that the fat person is close to having a heart attack. It all depends on the person. Fat is good, it gives you that insulation that you need during those long, lonely, cold nights because there’s no one to hold you. People are too into the whole thin is “in” idea, not seeing that fat can be beautiful. As a person who doesn’t belong in the “thin” category, I strongly believe that I can be healthier without having to change my “size” dramatically. It’s true that there are many health issues to consider when a person is fat, but it is also true that many thin people have just as many problems. Many people strive to become thin to be beautiful and accepted in our societies, especially models and dancers. Many of them have eating disorders. That definitely does not make them healthy. Fat people will eat what the