It's certainly true that there are people who are "fat but fit", but I can attest from personal experience that it is an extremely hard thing to do BMI is, for most people, a reasonable measure with which to judge future risk of poor health
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Any measure that doesn't factor composition is a concern
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Lol, maybe it’s good for you, as a white guy.
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Of normal height
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Perfect time for me to bring up the fact that NIH continues to claim, incorrectly, that BMI is “a measure of body fat”. BMI may have its uses but that claim, at least at the individual level, really must go...
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Not all have HAES
at higher BMIs but it’s a good base to be BODY POSITIVE without an over evaluation of weight and shape.
BMI of >30
>waist
80cm/
94cm =
Risk of T2diabetes, heart disease and stroke.
Self acceptance
compassion bring change
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And on the inverse, fitness-minded people that scoff at BMI because they've got an overabundance of muscle don't understand that being overweight is a risk factor no matter what kind of weight it is. I was in that world for awhile.
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Oh look it's another thin HAES coach bravely accepting their body. Inspirational
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Even tall and muscular male athletes are around 275 lbs, like say Brock Lesnar or Tyson Fury. If you weigh more than them and don't look/perform like them, chances are you're BMI is definitely a red flag and not "bigotry"
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I agree that people who have never been obese should consider being less vociferous about this subject.
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