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honeythorn · 06-21-2011, 03:24 PM

Sorry but carrying excess fat and generally being overweight is unhealthy. Just not so much as being morbidly obese, and it's rather easier to rectify before it goes too far and becomes morbid obesity.

Being overweight is a different matter however. And it's what makes the BMI scale so utterly shit.

EXAMPLE : You can take two people who both weight 14 stone (196lbs) . One overeats, does little proper exercise and has a high body fat percentage .

The other goes to the Gym regularly and has a decent body of muscle and a low body fat percentage.

The BMI scale, and a weighing scale giving the results from both people, would have society class both of them as being overweight and therefore both must by default be fat and unhealthy. But clearly not.

06-21-2011, 03:24 PM	#13
honeythorn Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: In the broken temple bells, in the ringing... Posts: 5,979	Sorry but carrying excess fat and generally being overweight is unhealthy. Just not so much as being morbidly obese, and it's rather easier to rectify before it goes too far and becomes morbid obesity. Being overweight is a different matter however. And it's what makes the BMI scale so utterly shit. EXAMPLE : You can take two people who both weight 14 stone (196lbs) . One overeats, does little proper exercise and has a high body fat percentage . The other goes to the Gym regularly and has a decent body of muscle and a low body fat percentage. The BMI scale, and a weighing scale giving the results from both people, would have society class both of them as being overweight and therefore both must by default be fat and unhealthy. But clearly not.