Cyclone Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/11/26/nfat26.xml A rather provocative article in the telegraph. It basically claims that the obesity epidemic doesn't exist, and that even if it did, being obese isn't actually bad for you. I've not done any research into what they're claiming, but it seems (to me at least) to go against common sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichD Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Probably just going to the opposite extreme to try and shock people into getting off the recent obesity bandwagon. As far as any government figures are concerned, I won't believe any of them until they bring in a system more reliable than the Body Mass Index. Any system under which a fit, muscular individual can be termed 'obese' is simply not fit for purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 It depends on how they measure obesity, I saw a program where this guy was classed as obese (he was a bit short) but he regularly competed in decathlons, so he was far from unhealthy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 i'm fat and it's driving me to commit crimes against the populace. i think people like me should have more support, it's unfair to constantly pick on us & ridicule us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbees Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 i'm fat and it's driving me to commit crimes against the populace. i think people like me should have more support, it's unfair to constantly pick on us & ridicule us. Like free food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nick2 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 i think people like me should have more support http://www.jokeornot.com/gallery/bellywheel.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted November 27, 2006 Author Share Posted November 27, 2006 It's a very good point about BMI, it's notoriously unreliable as an indication of pretty much anything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willman Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 http://www.jokeornot.com/gallery/bellywheel.jpg i've just converted my daughters old tricycle after seeing that joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimmyR Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 BMI would class an olympic level rower as overweight - muscle density being greater than fat. So it doesn't make much sense. A lot of that article is drawing on the idea that losing weight is more damaging to health than being fat, however, they don't really mention anythign about not being fat in the first place. Anyway, I need a cheeseburger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
md25 Posted November 27, 2006 Share Posted November 27, 2006 Anyone who says that BMI is bunk because it doesn't work on athletes is missing the point - it's not meant to work on athletes. It measures the relative obesity of overweight people very well and that's all it's meant to do. Yeah the cut-off points are arbitrary and every person is different and all that but an obese person going from a BMI of 35 to a BMI of 20 is going to be much fitter and healthier no matter what. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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