I was thinking about this today. When I got to my lowest weight, it was 237 lbs. I am 6 ft tall. When I got to this weight, people would tell me how "thin" I was, like stick thin women. People would tell me to stop, and look at me as if they were concerned. And, yet science, at least post-1998 science dictates that a BMI over 30 is medically "obese", but I don't think that's how the general public views it.
I'm curious to know what your takes are on how society in general sees the categories of "overweight" and "obesity" because it seems to differ widely from the accepted medical standard of >25.0 for overweight and >30.0 for obesity.
I'm thinking the general public sees it as >30.0 for "overweight" and >50.0 for "obesity". Your thoughts?
I'm curious to know what your takes are on how society in general sees the categories of "overweight" and "obesity" because it seems to differ widely from the accepted medical standard of >25.0 for overweight and >30.0 for obesity.
I'm thinking the general public sees it as >30.0 for "overweight" and >50.0 for "obesity". Your thoughts?
