The Fat People Thread
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75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition, study finds
Only 40% of adults meet criteria for obesity when BMI alone is used.
New report proposes redefining obesity by adding body fat and health status to BMI
New guidance from a team of health experts around the world proposes expanding the definition of obesity beyond the popular body mass index (BMI) measure.
abcnews.go.com
Not saying there isn't an obesity crisis, but those metrics are pure slop.
After putting on a bunch of muscle, technically I'm obese, but my waste size hasn't changed. Before I was considered quite healthy and now muscle means I'm unhealthy.
Trust the Science!
After putting on a bunch of muscle, technically I'm obese, but my waste size hasn't changed. Before I was considered quite healthy and now muscle means I'm unhealthy.
Trust the Science!
BMI is just meant to be used on a societal population wide level it’s not useful on an individual level. In a population of 360 million (USA) how many Arnold Schwarzeneggers are there going to be? For every man that has a high BMI because he is jacked there will be at least 20 men who have a high BMI because they are fat. So overall it’s a good enough crude yardstick. It’s not feasible/economical yet for everyone to have access to devices which accurately measure body fat percentage, muscle percentage, bone density etc.
Sick burn!
Don't mistake exception as rule. Just because you have some extra muscle, does not mean the majority of people in the US are overweight.
LOL I literally said that in my first sentence....
"Not saying there isn't an obesity crisis"
This is good less obese people the better we will all be but the GLP-1's worry me, I have all 3 sitting in my fridge semaglutide, tirzepetide and retatrutide. It started with my uncle paying a stupid amount for tirz and I told him I could get it for him at a fraction of the price and then it turned out half my family tree and friends were on the stuff and came to me when they found out. The part worries me is that there are WILDLY different reactions to them, no two people have the same reaction and some have really severe reactions to them. They have some amazing benefits besides just curbing appetite especially the reta but I promise you down the line something is going to come out where there is some long term issue with them. Some people are using them indefinitely, you can't be on a drug that long that messes with your body that much and it doesn't have a long term issue.