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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•8 months agoIt’s actually kinda absurd that this is 80% of people. That’s a ridiculous statistic.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink7•8 months agoRidiculous as in untrue or ridiculous that we as american’s have let our society get here?
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-5•8 months agoUntrue. BMI is a 200 year-old linear algorithm invented by a drug salesman.
minus-square@hughpermanlinkEnglish3•8 months agoBMI is a useful health indicator on average. Sometimes there are exceptions, but in most cases, epidemiology evidence demonstrates it is a predictor for lots of bad shit.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink-9•8 months agoWhat’s more ridiculous is what’s considered “overweight” since it’s just based on BMI, which itself is just based on height and weight.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink8•8 months agoYou really think a significant proportion are likely to be bodybuilders?
It’s actually kinda absurd that this is 80% of people. That’s a ridiculous statistic.
Ridiculous as in untrue or ridiculous that we as american’s have let our society get here?
Untrue. BMI is a 200 year-old linear algorithm invented by a drug salesman.
BMI is a useful health indicator on average. Sometimes there are exceptions, but in most cases, epidemiology evidence demonstrates it is a predictor for lots of bad shit.
What’s more ridiculous is what’s considered “overweight” since it’s just based on BMI, which itself is just based on height and weight.
You really think a significant proportion are likely to be bodybuilders?