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> the number of years lost to obesity is not that much Compared to what? To merely overweight people, to normal BMI range of 18-25, or to optimal BMI range of
by jobigoud 5y ago
> the number of years lost to obesity is not that much
Compared to what? To merely overweight people, to normal BMI range of 18-25, or to optimal BMI range of 20-22?
- paulpauper 5y agoaverage BMI.
- jobigoud 5y agoBut the average BMI is already counting obese and overweight people so it's biased if you want to compare lethality or numbers of years lost to a baseline. Consider if everyone was obese, with your calculation you would say the number of years lost is zero.