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No? What makes you think that lean is the optimal body state for all individuals?

• voisin 2y ago
  High body fat is correlated with all sorts of negative health outcomes, no?
  • n4r9 2y ago
    That doesn't necessarily imply that super low body fat is optimal.
    • voisin 2y ago
      I think we are speaking past each other due to definitions. I wouldn’t think “lean” is the same as “super low body fat”. I assumed the lean we were talking about was maybe 10-13%. Whereas super low would likely be in the sub-8%.
      • n4r9 2y ago
        Maybe, but 13% is still well under what I would suspect is the bar for being correlated with negative health outcomes. Most sources seem to suggest that 18-20% is still a healthy level.