1. The original commenter asked “how could someone come to believe otherwise?” My “pedantic argument” answered his question. 2. Note the article is about how

1. The original commenter asked “how could someone come to believe otherwise?” My “pedantic argument” answered his question. 2. Note the article is about how BMI is a bad measure for many weight types and frequently miscategorizes risk (e.g., by underweighting risk to “normal” bmi folks with a high body fat %). The argument that I’m trying to make is not to “checkmate bodyshamers”, it’s to show that bmi is overall a pretty bad measure to use to evaluate weight and health in individuals that include a variety of body types. Fwiw, I’m not a fan of the “healthy at any weight” stance (that’s clearly BS), but I am definitely trying to show that commonly held beliefs about things like BMI even and especially in the medical community can be dangerous and irresponsible (just like the article explains).