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Most people should be considered obese at a BMI around 25 or so, maybe lower. Obesity being set at BMI>30 is actually too generous. https://journals.plos.org
by stametseater 4y ago
Most people should be considered obese at a BMI around 25 or so, maybe lower. Obesity being set at BMI>30 is actually too generous.
https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0033308 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...
(And no, low-fat ripped bodybuilders aren't relevant to this discussion. They and their doctors both know that BMI doesn't work well for these rare individuals.)
- xboxnolifes 4y agoOnly because people stopped shaming the term "overweight", but are still adverse to "obese". The range 25-30 isn't called the "still healthy range", it's "overweight". Being overweight isn't a good thing.