Hunter said:Robin King said:Check out
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/516141/
Description
Despite its growing weight, America does not have an "obesity
epidemic," according to new research by Eric Oliver. The idea that
Americans' increasing girth is a catastrophic disease is largely a
myth promoted by the weight loss industry and diet doctors, writes
Oliver in a new book.
Source: University of Chicago
Robin
PS - I'm not making this up!
You did some selective editing:
"Despite its growing weight, America does not have an "obesity
epidemic," according to new research by Eric Oliver, Associate
Professor in Political Science at the University of Chicago."
Did you catch his profession? Of course, you did!
After reading this I wanted to know the definition of obese. I have
always wondered what is overweight and what is obese. I thought obese
was someone who was 5 ft. tall and 250 lbs or something. I read the
following and I realize I have been out of the weight loss loop for a
long time. I used to just see what my scale said to see how I was
doing..GET ON, READ NUMBER...OK LOSE SOME WEIGHT....Then I read the
following....and it have me a headache. I think I will not google
obesity again. Where is the tylenol?
Maggie.
The BMI describes body weight relative to height and is strongly
correlated with how much body mass, including fat, a person has. To
calculate the BMI, either weight in pounds and height in inches OR
weight in kilograms and height in meters, can be used. The BMI is the
weight in kilograms divided by the height in meters squared [wt (kg)/ht
(m)2] or the weight in pounds divided by the height in inches squared
times 703 [wt (lbs.)/ht (in)2] ] x [703] (see Table 2). For example,
for someone who is 5'7" tall, their BMI would be 25 at 159 pounds, or
their BMI would be 30 at 191 pounds (see Table 3). The range that is
considered healthy is between 19 to 25. A person with a BMI of 25 or
greater is considered overweight; with a BMI of 30 or greater the
person is considered obese; and with a BMI of 40 or greater, the person
is considered extremely obese. Solid evidence demonstrates that the
risk for various diseases rises significantly when the BMI is over 25
and that risk of death increases as the BMI reaches and surpasses 30.
The BMI number applies to both men and women. Some people who are very
athletic and have a heavier muscle mass may have a higher BMI without
the same health risks. The BMI is also used to determine whether weight
loss drug prescriptions or surgery should be considered. FDA approved
weight loss drugs are only recommended for those with a BMI > 30, or a
BMI > 27 when an obesity-related disease already exists. Surgery for
weight loss is an option when conventional methods have failed for
those with clinically severe obesity measured by a BMI > 40, or a BMI >
35 with an obesity-related disease.
