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[ajva]

Oh fuck *off*.

Everybody knows BMI is a shit measure anyway. Why does an entire profession, scientifically trained, ignore the evidence of the scientific method? Knowing that BMI is shit because it measures only weight with respect to height rather than anything else like bodyfat or muscle, still they persevere with it because they can't be bothered to do anything else.

Are they going to turn away athletes like Martin Johnson or Matthew Pinsent?

Cunts. Morons. I despair.

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[ciphergoth.livejournal.com]

Yeah, obviously losing weight wouldn't be good for my health, for example. I'm just trying to reference in shorthand a whole bunch of questions that are part of the wider debate about what recommendations should be made with regards weight, adiposity, diet and exercise.

In longhand I guess it looks like: is there really a significant subset of the population who would enjoy better health if they reduced their calorie intake, and if so what measure most accurately indicates if you're one of them? Of those who exercise little or not at all, would some benefit from exercise far more than others and if so which ones? And that's still not a totally precise way of putting it.