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The threshold for "obese" and all such labels has changed over the years, in such a way that makes it seem like people are fatter, when in fact the labels have
by pfooti 4y ago
The threshold for "obese" and all such labels has changed over the years, in such a way that makes it seem like people are fatter, when in fact the labels have changed.
Some history. https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-of-the-bmi-7d8dc2aa33bb https://elemental.medium.com/the-bizarre-and-racist-history-...
- tgv 4y agoIt doesn't only seem as if people are fatter. Compare the weight statistics, or just look at pictures from the 1980s. That link is pure self-deception.