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Re:Over 73% of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese by minikites on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:00PM (#25719750)
It is for individuals but it's reasonable to use as a population measure. Waist-to-height and waist-to-hip ratios are also good measures for population-level health and those work a little better for individuals.
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Re:Over 73% of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese by taeric on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:03PM (#25719782)
Underlining this point. As imprecise as it may be for an individual, it is remarkably good directionally.

More, for many individuals, it is more accurate than folks give credit.

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Re:Over 73% of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese by ixacto on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:14PM (#25719938)
This chart from the CDC shows obesity prevalence from 1999 to 2018. It's a very good indication of where we are going as a nation bmi-wise.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/images/databriefs/351-400/db360-fig...

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Re:Over 73% of U.S. Adults Overweight or Obese by hndudette2 on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:03PM (#25719792)
It's especially reasonable when we're talking about changes in BMI instead of levels regarding a population. That can only be driven by the population getting fatter.
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