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They’ve also redefined who is “fat”. BMI treats muscle, bone, and fat all the same. And dictates that a man should weigh the same as a woman.


48 posted on 05/16/2008 11:06:33 AM PDT by weegee (Vote NO on Marxism in 2008.)
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They’ve also redefined who is “fat”. BMI treats muscle, bone, and fat all the same. And dictates that a man should weigh the same as a woman.

Seriously. BMI is far more about creating a crisis than identifying one. Look! 30 million more people are fat now that we redefined what "fat" means!

51 posted on 05/16/2008 11:13:57 AM PDT by dan1123 (If you want to find a person's true religion, ask them what makes them a "good person".)
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