And they don't know what risk is. The thrust of the argument is "don't tell people they're overweight bcuz it gives them the Sads."
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Replying to @UrbaneDoc4Kids @GidMK
BMI has some limitations. Doesn't work for well muscled people.pic.twitter.com/1hWlBRlCxm
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Works well for population wide stats where the distribution of muscle types averages out
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Replying to @Bigsmiffy438 @GidMK
Agreed. The well-muscled are outliers. Around here, kids are just obese.
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Two things 1 David pocock has a BMI of 32. (He plays rugby for Australia)pic.twitter.com/6UfdPWDBoj
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Replying to @Bigsmiffy438 @UrbaneDoc4Kids
There are definite problems with BMI, but it's still more useful than any of the other proposals I've seen!
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For example, cardiovascular fitness is a good measure of risk, but takes ages to get a good measurement.
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Replying to @GidMK @UrbaneDoc4Kids
And as mentioned. Just looking will exclude these outliers
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Problem comes with things like insurance. They will use BMI exclusively. I know ppl like the above denied life ins
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Yeh insurance companies aren't known for their rigorous evidence-based stance if it impedes on profit.
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Replying to @GidMK @UrbaneDoc4Kids
Tho I think here it is more just the salesman applying the rules he has bc he doesn't know better
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