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"people with low BMI" seems like it refers to a large group of healthy people, but it actually refers to folks who are underweight. In China, that's like 1 in
by marifjeren 4y ago
"people with low BMI" seems like it refers to a large group of healthy people, but it actually refers to folks who are underweight.
In China, that's like 1 in 10 people. In the USA it's closer to 1 in 50. I wonder what kind of genetics and behavior you have to have to be underweight in the USA.
- ErikAugust 4y agoAre 1 in 50 people in the US (ab)users of uppers? That could account for some of it.
- marifjeren 4y agoHmm yeah. Uppers, SSRIs, nicotine (if that's not already considered an 'upper'), ...
- s1artibartfast 4y agoAlso anorexia and other Medical comorbidities. A Many cancer patients have trouble keeping weight too
- chrchr 4y agoAlso note that the subjects of this study were found to have subclinical hyperthyroidism. It’s an interesting study for what it tells us about metabolism, but the study subjects are probably not a model for health.
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