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re: Do you believe obesity is a disability?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:51 am to The Hurricane
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:51 am to The Hurricane
Outside of very particular circumstances, no I don't believe it's a disability.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:52 am to Pilot Tiger
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obesity is a BMI of 30 or greater
Horrible way to measure weight problems.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 12:01 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:55 am to Jcorye1
It's not a disability, it's an ability: an ability to eat way too much and exercise way too little.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:55 am to Jcorye1
As I look at this I agree. I could lose 50 more pounds and still be in the "normal" range.
At 5'10" I would be normal at 130 pounds and mildly thin at 120. Seriously?
At 5'10" I would be normal at 130 pounds and mildly thin at 120. Seriously?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:55 am to The Hurricane
By itself it is not a true disability. I would be pissed if someone starts collecting disability checks because they couldn't put down the cake and cookies.
But some people who are legit disabled are also obese...so what do you do then?
But some people who are legit disabled are also obese...so what do you do then?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:57 am to Jcorye1
quote:BMI doesn't measure weight
Horrible way to measure weight.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:57 am to TigerPanzer
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He estimates that up to 99 percent of all obesity is caused strictly by overeating and lack of exercise.
He was almost correct, but still off by 1%.
Obesity is simple to cause, simple to fix, and sadly simple to blame on something other than reality in this country.
You become obese when calories consumed exceeds calories expended over time. You repair obesity by expending more calories than you consume.
PERIOD
END OF STORY
NO OTHER EXPLANATION IS AS CLEAN AND SIMPLE OR CORRRECT.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:58 am to lsunurse
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But some people who are legit disabled are also obese...so what do you do then?
6' tall and weight is this morning at 165lbs.
Just keep the checks coming. 
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:58 am to Jcorye1
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Horrible way to measure weight.
It works for large populations, and even most individuals.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 11:59 am to Tigertown in ATL
It was created by a Belgian mathematician over 200 years ago.
It does NOT take into account bone density, waist size, muscle, and has other non-logic based components.
Why would you square height? Why 703? Heck, the diet and size of humans even 200 years ago does not translate to today.
It does NOT take into account bone density, waist size, muscle, and has other non-logic based components.
Why would you square height? Why 703? Heck, the diet and size of humans even 200 years ago does not translate to today.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:00 pm to Tigertown in ATL
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I was disgusted with myself, but I didn't know I was obese! Was .8 pounds over.
Bmi is a joke. It does not take into account body type, musculature, etc.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:00 pm to Pilot Tiger
Thanks for catching that, I forgot to put problems or issues ha.
I'm not gonna lie and say I'm a tad pudgy, but you can see the top set of my abs and the muscle line that goes through the belly button, but BMI considers me obese.
I'm not gonna lie and say I'm a tad pudgy, but you can see the top set of my abs and the muscle line that goes through the belly button, but BMI considers me obese.
This post was edited on 4/1/15 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:01 pm to Jcorye1
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It does NOT take into account bone density, waist size, muscle, and has other non-logic based components.
All of these traits, in the average person in the general population, are not significant enough to skew it one way or another.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:02 pm to Jcorye1
quote:uhh that's why there is a range where you are considered normal weight and not a hard and fast single number
It does NOT take into account bone density, waist size, muscle, and has other non-logic based components.
quote:BMI takes into account your height
Heck, the diet and size of humans even 200 years ago does not translate to today.
but you're right about diet. We leave in a time where fatties have unlimited amounts of food available to them and display no discipline or self control whatsoever. While kids starve in the 3rd world, our fatties complain about "muh genetics" or "muh condishuns"
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:04 pm to lsunurse
quote:
But some people who are legit disabled are also obese...so what do you do then?
I guess we could placard their chairs with "wideload by choice" and wheel them over to the salad bar
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:05 pm to Jcorye1
quote:
'm not gonna lie and say I'm a tad pudgy, but you can see the top set of my abs and the muscle line that goes through the belly button, but BMI considers me obese.
Sounds like you have a lot of visceral fat, the most dangerous kind.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:06 pm to Pilot Tiger
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BMI takes into account your height
Have you actually seen the formula? It for some reason squares height, so the taller you are, the far less you are punished for weight.
1/2 =.5, 2/4 = .5, 4/16 = .25, 8/256 = .03125
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:06 pm to The Hurricane
No, I think it's a direct cause of a lazy lifestyle.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:10 pm to Jcorye1
yea I've seen the formula and I recognize the limitations in BMI
it's still a solid tool and a good guideline
but most people who complain about how it doesn't take into account bodyfat% are still fat
it's still a solid tool and a good guideline
but most people who complain about how it doesn't take into account bodyfat% are still fat
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:12 pm to Pilot Tiger
And plenty of people who fall into an acceptable bmi are fat.
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