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i don't agree with the wording of the OP's post. it's much more accurate to say that BMI alone does not necessarily give an accurate health assessment.
Yep, to much emphasis put on the BMI. Many NFL linebackers would be considered obese based on the BMI.
Many health professionals believe those overweight (not morbidly) that exercises are still better off then someone skinny that does not.
So if you like to eat, it's Ok as long as your working the ticker. Now bones and joints, that could be a different story.
Yep, to much emphasis put on the BMI. Many NFL linebackers would be considered obese based on the BMI.
Many health professionals believe those overweight (not morbidly) that exercises are still better off then someone skinny that does not.
So if you like to eat, it's Ok as long as your working the ticker. Now bones and joints, that could be a different story.
Talking to an orthopedic surgeon recently, who had a lot of experience in knees, hips etc. He said that the majority of patient's replacements were to those who were healthy and active, not overweight sedentary people.
Talking to an orthopedic surgeon recently, who had a lot of experience in knees, hips etc. He said that the majority of patient's replacements were to those who were healthy and active, not overweight sedentary people.
I believe that. Life longer runners/joggers will almost certainly need knee replacement at some point in life.
Yep, to much emphasis put on the BMI. Many NFL linebackers would be considered obese based on the BMI.
Many health professionals believe those overweight (not morbidly) that exercises are still better off then someone skinny that does not.
So if you like to eat, it's Ok as long as your working the ticker. Now bones and joints, that could be a different story.
Have you noticed that most football players don't live long, healthy lives? Most continue to eat heavily after their exploits on the field are over (they also tend to exercise less). Obesity is without question unhealthy. Are there exceptions? Absolutely but carrying an extra 50-100 lbs is bad for you on many levels.
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Talking to an orthopedic surgeon recently, who had a lot of experience in knees, hips etc. He said that the majority of patient's replacements were to those who were healthy and active, not overweight sedentary people.
But what would a cardiologist or an oncologist have to say?
Yep, which is why Hispanics on average outlive whites.
US Hispanics do tend to live longer. they also have a higher rate of disability attributed to a lifetime of hard physical labor.
Smoking explains some of the paradox. Hispanics do not smoke nearly as much as non Hispanics. When smokers are removed from the study groups, the gap between whites and Hispanics narrows.
One of my relatives needed to be taken in and out from a family outing in a wheel chair because of morbid obesity.
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My cousin died when 7 firemen could not carry her obese rear down a flight of stairs. Oversize caskets cost extra!
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