Actually there is plenty of evidence that obesity causes a variety of health disorders. In fact, this idea is accepted by essentially every major evidence based health organization in the world. It is also accepted in the exercise science, medical, and nutrition field. There are thousands of doctors who went through 4 years of undergrad, 4 years of med school, and 4+ years of residency who dedicate their live to studying obesity who will tell you the negative effects of obesity. There are professors with PHDs who dedicate 4 years of undergrad and 4-8 years of doctoral study + a lifetime of research to discovering the negative effects of obesity.

Just because you, the HAES community, or HAES bloggers do not read scientific literature or have the proper education in the field to realize the connection does not mean it does not exist.

I have nothing against HAES from the perspective of believing that everyone can be healthier and that many people go about dieting wrong, view body image/food negatively, and so on. But I won't sit back and allow people to pretend things that simply aren't true. Because I am an academic in the exercise science field, and I work with others who do research obesity. To say that "There is no sufficient evidence at this time that you cannot be both obese and healthy, or that obesity itself causes many of the health issues ascribed to it" is a flat out lie and no qualified researcher or medical professional would agree with you.

The problem is your perception of what defines being healthy is wrong and you are simply not well read on the astronomical body of evidence showing just how harmful obesity is. Being healthy is not "am I physically and mentally okay right at this moment while engaging in my lifestyle choices." It is "How will my lifestyle choices effect my physical and mental well being now, and in the future." Being a smoker isn't healthy just because you go to the doctor today and your blood pressure, blood work, and lungs all check out. Being a heroin user isn't healthy just because you've only been doing it for a few weeks and you appear otherwise healthy.

Further, even when all markers of health appear normal in obese populations (similar to subjects who are within normal weight ranges), they have still been shown to be at a significantly greater risk for sudden death and shorter lifespans.

Please do not promote ideas that are simply false.