Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny

Re:Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny by zolland on Friday August 04, 2023 @03:01AM (#36996414)

> Reading your comments is tiring.

Then don't.

> if you think the obesity crisis is fake/blown up

I don't think obesity is fake or overblown. That's what the article was trying to argue.

I do however think BMI has its flaws and that those flaws are pretty significant when it comes to assessing individual health.

> Being fat is bad for your health... it is healthier to be thinner than obese

There is a healthy body fat % range but it is all very dependent on someone's activity and consumption.

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Re:Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny by robertlagrant on Friday August 04, 2023 @04:56AM (#36997307)

> I do however think BMI has its flaws and that those flaws are pretty significant when it comes to assessing individual health.

While this is not untrue, I don't understand why people single out BMI as a measure to criticise. No measure is perfect, or even particularly good in many cases, and yet it's BMI that gets it.

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Re:Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny by tekla on Friday August 04, 2023 @10:16AM (#37000397)

It's easy. Its an excuse to not lose weight.

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Re:Everyone Is Beautiful and No One Is Horny by Kirby64 on Friday August 04, 2023 @11:33AM (#37001428)

> There is a healthy body fat % range but it is all very dependent on someone's activity and consumption.

The amount of body fat being detrimental doesn't change if you just exercise more or eat healthier. It's still bad by itself. You might have a better life expectancy than someone who is a sedentary lump at the same body fat, but that isn't saying much. Hence, again, BMI is a gut check. If you're at BMI=27, you almost certainly need to lose weight. Period.

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