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The title doesn't mention activity, but the actual study does. That's my point here. > I would not say it gives the impression that “being active is pointless”
by ogre_codes 6y ago
The title doesn't mention activity, but the actual study does. That's my point here.
> I would not say it gives the impression that “being active is pointless”.
If the only way to be healthy is to be skinny, what is the point of being active at all?
Being healthy is a sliding scale, not an on/ off toggle. Being active and overweight is significantly better than being sedentary and overweight. Being skinny is an even bigger jump.
- graeme 6y agoThe study pretty clearly shows that within each group, activity helps! It’s just that the effect is not as large as weight. You’re arguing against a straw man. The full argument would be “it is pointless to try to undo the health effects of excess weight through activity alone, as an active overweight person is less healthy than a sedentary normal weight person”