Im posting this news here for now and will comment later when I have more time. I will try to be helpful. Im hoping this doesn't turn into a discussion about the validity of BMI as there are people who need help and arguing about BMI being invalid for bodybuilders doesn't help anyone.
When I look around my office today, these numbers seem to be in the right ballpark. I think people are often unaware or even in denial about their weight problems. Obese people think they are merely overweight and those in the overweight range think they aren't.
http://globalnews.ca/news/2137345/mo...-obese-report/
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EDMONTON — Six out of 10 adults in Alberta are overweight or obese, according to a report released by the Health Quality Council of Alberta.
The number is 3.7 per cent higher than the national average, which found half of Canadians are carrying around more weight than they should. But some health experts say not everyone can access weight management resources.
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