Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overweight

Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by basicplus2 on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:02PM (#22418904)

"160cm-tall Ms Hassim, that meant her weight could be no greater than 61kg"

61kg is NOT a healthy weight for this height, BMI is a crock

https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268...

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Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by jiofih on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:13PM (#22418983)

Indeed, it’s pretty much overweight.

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Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by mr_toad on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:40PM (#22419169)

Only slightly from a medical standpoint, and a fair way from being obese.

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Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by cocomittens on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:33PM (#22419116)

I am 161(.5) cm and range between 110-115 lb (50-52kg) and I am perfectly healthy...? By bmi and by several doctors opinions. Or do you mean 62kg is too heavy? I think it's the upper end of normal.

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Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by grizzles on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @07:27PM (#22419082)

Yeah BMI doesn't always work.

Sometimes you can get short people who are carrying lots of muscle and their BMI is off. I know a guy like this, he's never juiced a day in his life and is ripped as hell but his BMI says he is obese, which is laughable if you look at him.

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Re:Flight attendant loses job for being less than 1kg overwe... by Avi0n on Tuesday February 25, 2020 @10:32PM (#22420044)

BMI doesn't work for people who workout. But it does work for the average person since the vast majority of people do not work out.

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