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re: Do you believe obesity is a disability?
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:18 pm to mouton
Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:18 pm to mouton
All other things being equal, a heavier person is more at risk for disease than a lighter person. That's the purpose of BMI - to attempt to measure how at risk a person is to disease.
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Posted on 4/1/15 at 1:21 pm to thesoccerfanjax
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All other things being equal, a heavier person is more at risk for disease than a lighter person. That's the purpose of BMI - to attempt to measure how at risk a person is to disease.
I like this explanation. The online charts take this reasonable definition and add the "obese, overweight, normal" etc. stuff
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