From a risk/reward standpoint it is arguable that the rewards of an athletic lifestyle outweigh the benefits – especially given the frequency of injury and potential severity involved in athletics.
As for the benefits of smoking – you’ve got decreased stress, leading to fewer stress related syndromes. Same thing with drinking. I’m not advocating either, but those are the benefits. Drinking in moderation has also been recently connected in some studies to better overall health. So far the only benefit to smoking is avoiding the stress of nicotine fits (I’m not a smoker, I’m just throwing something out here).
I just checked the CDC’s website for obesity trends and measurement tools. CDC’s measure is Body Mass Index (BMI), which is what the Conference Board’s report uses.
Problem is, the BMI’s relationship between height and weight is linear, instead of cubic. Think about it: if you are 20% taller–say 72 inches vs 60 inches–you should be 20% wider and 20% deeper if you maintain your proportions. Since weight is roughly a function of volume (a cubic function), someone 1.2 times the height of another should be expected to be 1.72 times the weight of the smaller person. (1.72 = 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2) But the linear relationships of the BMI table do not align with this. As Americans have gotten taller, this linear-vs-exponential discrepancy throws more people into the “obese” category.
My conclusion: “granus cum salis.”
Why are they idiots? Is it just because you don’t like what they say? Did it hurt your little feelings? Everyone has had excellent points up to your anonymous post. If you have feelings of inadequacy please don’t project them upon others, go see a therapist instead.
The original question was why did fatima feel the need to bring it to the discussion. She brought it up and has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
She could have easily have made her point about 30 inch vs 40 in waists and big mac attacks without having to mention that she is muslim.
Is she looking for the persecution so she can point and say “look they are don’t like me cause i’m (fill in the blank here)!”
Blondie has the best comment so far although I tired of reading them & skipped a few. Besides WGASA? How about Sumo wrestlers? They are among the healthiest athletes.
What is the next physical characteristic or life habit that these companies will choose to target? A company here in Michigan started the trend of not hiring and even firing smokers. Will we all have to be blond, blue-eyed little ethnic nazis? Slippery slope for sure.
there are those of us that are genetically disposed to not look like Kate Moss (thankfully) and i think it’s those of that fit into that range where we are bigger but healthy and active that fear the extremists will come in and say we can’t work anymore even though we may be healthier than a thin person who drinks/smokes excessively.
BMI Index charts, the size chart on the back of a pair of pantyhose, etc….are all fine and good, but it’s a poor way to judge a person. my fear is that if i never fit inside someone’s pre-determined box, i will be held accountable for it. i work out three times a week, i don’t drink, and i don’t smoke, i have no idea why the weight isn’t falling off because i eat healthy 80% of the time allowing myself the free day once a week (but i’m sticking with it). but i will be judged harder than the guy/girl who smokes 2 packs a day and drinks a bottle of gin at night because he/she is thin.
i agree that unhealthy people should be held accountable, but to assume everyone will fit perfectly into a height/weight box is ridiculous.
Aren’t we in the INSURANCE industry? Aren’t the INSURANCE rates based on tables of numbers? Isn’t the risk factor of the weight of a person factored into several insurance policies, such as life and health? What is there to argue about in this issue? Get on the tread mill, stop eating those donuts, and get in blankety-blank shape!!
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From a risk/reward standpoint it is arguable that the rewards of an athletic lifestyle outweigh the benefits – especially given the frequency of injury and potential severity involved in athletics.
I did some browsing and found this articles – http://www.sportsinjurybulletin.com/archive/0123-common-sports-injuries.htm that essentially says sports hurt a lot of participants. It merits further study for those interested in athletics.
As for the benefits of smoking – you’ve got decreased stress, leading to fewer stress related syndromes. Same thing with drinking. I’m not advocating either, but those are the benefits. Drinking in moderation has also been recently connected in some studies to better overall health. So far the only benefit to smoking is avoiding the stress of nicotine fits (I’m not a smoker, I’m just throwing something out here).
I just checked the CDC’s website for obesity trends and measurement tools. CDC’s measure is Body Mass Index (BMI), which is what the Conference Board’s report uses.
Problem is, the BMI’s relationship between height and weight is linear, instead of cubic. Think about it: if you are 20% taller–say 72 inches vs 60 inches–you should be 20% wider and 20% deeper if you maintain your proportions. Since weight is roughly a function of volume (a cubic function), someone 1.2 times the height of another should be expected to be 1.72 times the weight of the smaller person. (1.72 = 1.2 x 1.2 x 1.2) But the linear relationships of the BMI table do not align with this. As Americans have gotten taller, this linear-vs-exponential discrepancy throws more people into the “obese” category.
My conclusion: “granus cum salis.”
Why are they idiots? Is it just because you don’t like what they say? Did it hurt your little feelings? Everyone has had excellent points up to your anonymous post. If you have feelings of inadequacy please don’t project them upon others, go see a therapist instead.
Why bring your bigotry and xenophobia to the table? So what if Fatima discussed being a Muslim. Why all your hate?
The original question was why did fatima feel the need to bring it to the discussion. She brought it up and has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
She could have easily have made her point about 30 inch vs 40 in waists and big mac attacks without having to mention that she is muslim.
Is she looking for the persecution so she can point and say “look they are don’t like me cause i’m (fill in the blank here)!”
Blondie has the best comment so far although I tired of reading them & skipped a few. Besides WGASA? How about Sumo wrestlers? They are among the healthiest athletes.
What is the next physical characteristic or life habit that these companies will choose to target? A company here in Michigan started the trend of not hiring and even firing smokers. Will we all have to be blond, blue-eyed little ethnic nazis? Slippery slope for sure.
there are those of us that are genetically disposed to not look like Kate Moss (thankfully) and i think it’s those of that fit into that range where we are bigger but healthy and active that fear the extremists will come in and say we can’t work anymore even though we may be healthier than a thin person who drinks/smokes excessively.
BMI Index charts, the size chart on the back of a pair of pantyhose, etc….are all fine and good, but it’s a poor way to judge a person. my fear is that if i never fit inside someone’s pre-determined box, i will be held accountable for it. i work out three times a week, i don’t drink, and i don’t smoke, i have no idea why the weight isn’t falling off because i eat healthy 80% of the time allowing myself the free day once a week (but i’m sticking with it). but i will be judged harder than the guy/girl who smokes 2 packs a day and drinks a bottle of gin at night because he/she is thin.
i agree that unhealthy people should be held accountable, but to assume everyone will fit perfectly into a height/weight box is ridiculous.
Aren’t we in the INSURANCE industry? Aren’t the INSURANCE rates based on tables of numbers? Isn’t the risk factor of the weight of a person factored into several insurance policies, such as life and health? What is there to argue about in this issue? Get on the tread mill, stop eating those donuts, and get in blankety-blank shape!!