Being overweight not linked to dying early, study says, but questions remain | CNN
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An analysis of over 500,000 Americans found no increase in the risk for early death for people officially defined as overweight, but risk went up as weight increased.

“when considered separately from other health issues” like all the detrimental byproducts of being morbidly obese?

lol, yes, a number can’t hurt you, but being overweight has, can, and will. ffs.

  • RGB3x3@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I thought it was pretty well-known that BMI is a bullshit metric.

    A short, thin, but bulky person can have an obese BMI because it doesn’t take into account fat percentage or muscle mass. It’s doesn’t account for diet quality and it doesn’t account for fitness.

    A ratio of weight to height tells you basically nothing about your health.

    • HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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      1 year ago

      It’s generally considered bullshit. But a large number of people cling to it, even when you point out glaring flaws like every power lifter is considered dangerously overweight.