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Originally Posted by Aegypticus
You know why I don't like BMI? Here's an example. I did five real life BMI calculations, all men. I got 33.4, 41.6, 43.9, 37.9, 40.6. These are all classified as obese, with some falling under morbidly obese. Who are these men?
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Again, I don't disagree that BMI in isolation can be a little wonky like any health metric. But why is that a reason to ignore the fact that it's showing the obesity is rising like crazy? It's like the whole household debt issue in Canada.
People point out investment instances where it totally makes sense. But the fact that is has grown substantially from a historical norm/trend should at least make it worthy to note, should it not?
BTW, I admit I thought of Jay Cutler the quarterback (if you can call in one) instead of the body builder, lol.