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For some reason Pulp Fiction popped into my head. I'm a little ambivalent about this. On one hand, obese people have enough of a hard time just getting by with
by eksith 14y ago
For some reason Pulp Fiction popped into my head.
I'm a little ambivalent about this. On one hand, obese people have enough of a hard time just getting by without the extra burden of social commentary and (let's face it) the "look at that guy" sentiment. On the other hand the airlines are having to spend more in fuel when prices are already high.
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago“obese people have enough of a hard time just getting by” Do they really? Especially in the US and UK, where obesity has really gotten out of hand, people don't even recognize it anymore. Only the super obese (BMI >45) get the “look at that guy” comments. In reality, obese is BMI >30. For instance, if you're 5'10" and you weigh 210 lbs, you're obese. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_obesity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classification_of_obesity
- gambiting 14y agoIt's a Samoan airline, and apparently over 90% of Samoans over the age of 15 are overweight. I wonder how is that possible?
- Samuel_Michon 14y ago“ Reasons for [obesity being one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in the Pacific Rim] include mining operations that have left not much arable land; as a result, much of the local diet is of processed, imported food such as Spam or corned beef, rather than fresh fish, fruit and vegetables. In addition, cultural factors have been blamed, such as associating a large body size with wealth and power, or changing ways of living, with children leading more sedentary lives.” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_the_Pacific
- gambiting 14y agoWow, that's interesting. Cheers man.
- arethuza 14y agoBMI is a pretty silly measure - a professional rugby player could have a BMI over 30 and be pure muscle - probably the same for American football players.
- DanBC 14y agoThis is mentioned everytime BMI is mentioned. Most people with BMI over 30 are not olympic athletes or professional rugby players.
- arethuza 14y agoI didn't imply that they were - just meant that a simple rule that says "BMI over 30 -> obese" needs to allow for the fact that there are a small number of cases where this isn't true. [NB A couple of hours ago I was watching professional rugby players train - so that's my excuse for mentioning this] :-)
- dfxm12 14y agoOne of the two inputs of BMI is weight. This situation is about the weight of people. In this case, it might actually make sense.
- DanBC 14y agoAnd the article is talking about Samoa, where about 20% of babies are macrosomal, and about 25% of males are obese by the age of 18 months.