According to some sources, at least 1 in 8 of the world population is classified as ‘obese’. Since nobody in any government seems to have thought up a working solution, what do you believe can be done to solve the epidemic?
According to some sources, at least 1 in 8 of the world population is classified as ‘obese’. Since nobody in any government seems to have thought up a working solution, what do you believe can be done to solve the epidemic?
It isn’t edge cases. The BMI tells you literally NOTHING about a persons health.
In the same way blood pressure tells you nothing about a person’s health, yes. In the same way a college degree tells you nothing about a person’s intelligence, or their number of active friendships indicates their social skills.
Just because something is itself meaningless does not mean it is not a broadly useful indicator. But no, the vast, vast majority of people with unhealthy BMIs are carrying very unhealthy amounts of fat. There are some edge cases involving athletes or people with extremely odd build types. And the precise level of where we define overweight or obese really should vary a bit from person to person.
But I’m sorry, 99% of people with a BMI of 35 have a serious weight problem. People just citing Olympic athletes and other fringe cases out of cope and denial. BMI is imperfect, but claiming it’s meaningless is just wishful magical thinking.