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Saying the difference between 152 vs 169 is only 10% more is not the right way to think about it though. Here is what I mean by that: Let's say for the sake o

by bsuvc 4y ago

Saying the difference between 152 vs 169 is only 10% more is not the right way to think about it though. Here is what I mean by that: Let's say for the sake of example that the healthy target weight for that height is 135. So then 152 is 17 pounds overweight and 169 is 34 pounds overweight. 169 is twice as overweight as 152, which is a big deal: A 100% increase in how overweight people are. It may technically be accurate to say there was only a 10% increase in weight, but we don't start measuring healthy weight at 0 pounds, so it's measuring from the wrong point.

falcolas 4y ago
Setting a target weight for a height is BMI. Which i still contend is a crap measurement. Have decent muscle mass, you’re obese. Live a sedentary lifestyle but hit the weight target? Perfectly healthy. So stupid.
- googlryas 4y ago
  It's crap but it works for most people. I'm not sure many people can even develop the musculature to mess up a BMI measurement unless they are trying really hard
  - falcolas 4y ago
    BMI takes nothing but height and sex into account. It's the laziest possible evaluation of someone that's based off two numbers. But that laziness is also why it's so popular, because it takes no effort to produce a judgement over someone. Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame was 185# at 5'8" while on the show (according to some filmed weigh-ins). According to BMI calculations, he's overweight and trending towards obese. And I wouldn't say he's trying very hard to build muscle, he just has a physical job and works out. It's crap, even for "average" people.
    - googlryas 4y ago
      Looking at Jamie from 10 years ago, he looks like he has a lot of visceral fat, as well as a smallish pair of man boobs. If he doesn't seem overweight to you, that might just be because we have so many people these days who are actually obese. Take Jamie to China and people would probably call him fat.

by bsuvc 4y ago

falcolas 4y ago

Setting a target weight for a height is BMI. Which i still contend is a crap measurement. Have decent muscle mass, you’re obese. Live a sedentary lifestyle but hit the weight target? Perfectly healthy. So stupid.

googlryas 4y ago
It's crap but it works for most people. I'm not sure many people can even develop the musculature to mess up a BMI measurement unless they are trying really hard
- falcolas 4y ago
  BMI takes nothing but height and sex into account. It's the laziest possible evaluation of someone that's based off two numbers. But that laziness is also why it's so popular, because it takes no effort to produce a judgement over someone. Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters fame was 185# at 5'8" while on the show (according to some filmed weigh-ins). According to BMI calculations, he's overweight and trending towards obese. And I wouldn't say he's trying very hard to build muscle, he just has a physical job and works out. It's crap, even for "average" people.
  - googlryas 4y ago
    Looking at Jamie from 10 years ago, he looks like he has a lot of visceral fat, as well as a smallish pair of man boobs. If he doesn't seem overweight to you, that might just be because we have so many people these days who are actually obese. Take Jamie to China and people would probably call him fat.