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Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by zbobet2012 on Tuesday August 20, 2019 @05:52PM (#20752597)
> However, exercise is the largest driving factor in health _not_ weight

Citing a bunch of studies about obesity changes nothing about the fact that _exercise_ is more important to health outcomes than _weight_.

Another source for you: https://care.diabetesjournals.org/content/27/1/83

> There was no significant trend across BMI categories for mortality after adjustment for fitness.

Being skinny isn't being healthy, being _fit_ is being healthy.

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Re:Rising rural BMI is the main driver of the global obesity... by okmokmz on Wednesday August 21, 2019 @11:05AM (#20757900)
>Citing a bunch of studies about obesity changes nothing about the fact that _exercise_ is more important to health outcomes than _weight_.

This is pretty funny. They directly address and contradict the point your trying to make. Even the source you posted contradicts what you are trying to argue. Nice try though

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