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To: Solon who wrote (19327)1/7/2012 11:44:29 AM
From: longnshort  Read Replies (1) of 69300
 
"The explosion of obesity in the United States has nothing to do with an explosion of "blacks"."

the 'explosion' is they changed the standard of what is considered obese

NFL Players Obese: Highlights BMI Absurdity

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Popular media is rife with a story that 56% of players in the National Football League (NFL) are obese. The alarmist stories cite a letter in the current issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association:


Reports have indicated, although not fully documented, a trend toward larger players in the National Football League (NFL). We investigated whether, despite their status as professional athletes, a large proportion of NFL players would be classified as obese.It seems that this "scientific" study used little more than the heights and weights of the players as the basis for their conclusions.

This highlights the flaws of the BMI as a measure of obesity. Surely it is time for this irrelevant and outdated measure to be dropped. It takes no account of body composition at all - no allowance for variance in bone density, muscle mass, fluid, or body fat.

Based on the BMI a significant number of people would be classified as obese; pregnant women, bodybuilders, football players, even male gymnasts.

There is no doubt that some of the huge players in the league are carrying a lot of muscle AND a lot of fat. But there's something about that word "obesity" which conjures up thoughts about the evils of fat. It seems that to carry chunks of fat is the worst thing ever.
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