Smokers live longer than the obese

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heitclone

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...apples to oranges. Compare it to normal weighted folks who don't smoke or obese ppl who do smoke.
 

Acylum

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What about obese, smoking alcoholics? I'm asking for someone else of course.
 

KnappShack

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BMI is a garbage stat. I would have to weigh 145 or so to be at a healthy BMI.

I haven't weighed that since I was 14. Training for sports in the weight room put on enough muscle where I'll only have an acceptable BMI by amputation or horrible disease
 

RubyClone

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BMI is a garbage stat. I would have to weigh 145 or so to be at a healthy BMI.

I haven't weighed that since I was 14. Training for sports in the weight room put on enough muscle where I'll only have an acceptable BMI by amputation or horrible disease

Same here... Mine says 197 (6'3") to be at the very top end of healthy. Conversely, one could be all the way down to 156 and be at the low end of the "healthy" range. As it is, I'm just barely still only overweight at 229 (til Lunch today) I'll grant I'm still a bit overweight. I don't think many would use the term obese.

For reference - Adrian Peterson of the Vikings is one BMI % from being obese.

The measurement only compares weight to height. No other factors come into play.
 

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BMI 55 to 55.9 whatever that means
First google image search for "55 BMI"

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Would.
 

benjay

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Same here... Mine says 197 (6'3") to be at the very top end of healthy. Conversely, one could be all the way down to 156 and be at the low end of the "healthy" range. As it is, I'm just barely still only overweight at 229 (til Lunch today) I'll grant I'm still a bit overweight. I don't think many would use the term obese.

For reference - Adrian Peterson of the Vikings is one BMI % from being obese.

The measurement only compares weight to height. No other factors come into play.

If your body resembles AP's, you might have an argument. For most of us, being overweight according to BMI is the same as..... being overweight.
 

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It's been my experience that a lot of fat people don't like the BMI.

I think its more that a lot of overweight people don't like to be considered "obese". I'm 5'9, 210lbs, and am considered obese according to BMI.
 

Cy Hard

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This reminds me of my chubby chasing past. You realize they can't get away quick enough so they were easy to catch.