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1/3 of Americans are "obese". Not "overweight", _obese_. Sure, there are and will be variations among populations (and individuals), but that variation is less
by brightlancer 3y ago
1/3 of Americans are "obese". Not "overweight", _obese_.
Sure, there are and will be variations among populations (and individuals), but that variation is less meaningful when 99.999% of obese people are at unhealthy weights.
Instead, it appears to be a con to excuse unhealthy behaviors, particularly by playing the trump card of "that's racist!" as the Nature article does.
- jmye 3y agoHow is acknowledging that BMI may be a faulty measurement for some races “excusing unhealthy behaviors”? In the long run, I suppose I support a significantly less stringent definition of obesity, to enable broader access to GLP-1s, but not because, unlike a fair number of posters, I’m desperate to tell people they’re fat.