• Chocrates@lemmy.world
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      Ridiculous as in untrue or ridiculous that we as american’s have let our society get here?

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          BMI is a useful health indicator on average. Sometimes there are exceptions, but in most cases, epidemiology evidence demonstrates it is a predictor for lots of bad shit.

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      What’s more ridiculous is what’s considered “overweight” since it’s just based on BMI, which itself is just based on height and weight.

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        You really think a significant proportion are likely to be bodybuilders?