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Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by qserasera on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @05:19PM (#20752294)
They even changed the baseline overweigh and obesity metrics to have less people designated as a problem.
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Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by Buttons840 on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @07:56AM (#20756462)
Source? Was 24.9 not always considered healthy? I've read studies where 20 to 22 BMI has the lowest mortality rate, and it seems reasonable to add a little padding on either side for such a roughly measured metric.
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