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re: Do you believe obesity is a disability?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:30 pm to Pilot Tiger
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:30 pm to Pilot Tiger
That's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about fat adults and they're not uncommon. They're not morbidly obese but there's plenty of fat Africans in Northern and Western Africa.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:32 pm to Geaux2015
I watched an episode of this a coupe weeks ago it was pretty disturbing. These people are taking in about 10,000 calories per day. Literally everything they eat is incredibly bad for you. Ranch dressing on EVERYTHING. How do they not know anything about Nutritional facts?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:32 pm to thesoccerfanjax
the fattest area of Africa is generally accepted to be South Africa and the rates are around 10-15%....about half of the rate in the US
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:34 pm to Pilot Tiger
Your point? 480 said something like "When I see A fat African...". Well they exist.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:35 pm to Tigerstudent08
It's crazy.
One lady weighed over 800 pounds. The doctor told her that she had to eat 55,000 calories a day, just to maintain her weight.
One lady weighed over 800 pounds. The doctor told her that she had to eat 55,000 calories a day, just to maintain her weight.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:36 pm to thesoccerfanjax
his point was that they are small in number which, for the majority of the continent, they are
they have the highest rate of starvation in the world
they have the highest rate of starvation in the world
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:36 pm to Geaux2015
quote:that is incorrect and impossible
The doctor told her that she had to eat 55,000 calories a day
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:37 pm to Pilot Tiger
Yes but he used hyperbole, which I proved to be incorrect. Africa is a HUGE place. In many countries they have access and money to buy the same shitty "food" products we do (soft drinks, etc). That was my point.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:40 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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But for the purposes of BMI, it doesn't matter. It's not about looks.
Exactly. It should be about health and body composistion. Bmi is a terrible indicator of both.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:42 pm to mouton
quote:BMI is a terrible indicator of stuff that it's not intended to be an indicator for?
Bmi is a terrible indicator of both.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:42 pm to The Hurricane
I don't believe its a disabililty as in just being obese does not mean you are disabled, but being morbidly obese to the point where you are 500+ pounds, can be disabling. Meaning a person can become disabled by being obese.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:45 pm to Pilot Tiger
Then what is it intended for?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:45 pm to mouton
Dude, WEIGHT, MASS is hard on the body. To an extent, it doesn't matter the composition of that mass. That's what BMI is measuring.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:46 pm to Kracka
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:48 pm to The Hurricane
No and this is coming from someone cursed with a slow metabolism and needs to lose weight.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:48 pm to mouton
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Then what is it intended for?
firstly it's meant to be used among population because of individual variance
secondly, it's a guideline not a rule
you cannot tell with 99% accuracy how healthy someone is by their BMI, but you can make certain assumptions
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:48 pm to Agforlife
quote:yay more fat logic
cursed with a slow metabolism
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:52 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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To an extent, it doesn't matter the composition of that mass
Sure it does.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:53 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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Dude, WEIGHT, MASS is hard on the body. To an extent, it doesn't matter the composition of that mass. That's what BMI is measuring.
I know I weigh more now than I did last year when I ran the CCC. I've been doing free weights every time I've ran over the past year and I've went from about a 42 chest to a full 44. I'm curious if this going to slow my blistering 9 minute pace.
Posted on 4/1/15 at 12:53 pm to The Hurricane
it can be disabling but, it's not a disability
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