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Good G*** and some people on here think I'm in an alternate universe. I'm in reality.

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Good G*** and some people on here think I'm in an alternate universe. I'm in reality.

Ok just for giggles why don't you educate us as to how a BMI of 30 can be obese for certain heights and not for others....

I will wait in case you need to pull up supporting documentation or take a smoke break..

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Time for a chill pill, y'all

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Or a ladder to get off the high horse ;)

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Ok just for giggles why don't you educate us as to how a BMI of 30 can be obese for certain heights and not for others....

I will wait in case you need to pull up supporting documentation or take a smoke break..

That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

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Ahh, but you still read and responded didn't you? Don't like what I have to say, don't read it. Oh, and it's not "high calibre" its high caliber. Calibre is a font, I believe.

*puts English teacher hat on*

Calibri is a font.

Caliber is the American English spelling.

Calibre is the British English spelling (and since they invented the language, I let them spell it as they wish, even with the "u" in "colour" and "favourite", and spelling "theatre" intead of "theater").

AussieLady meant exactly what she typed, since her screen name shows she's from Oz (-stralia, not where Dorothy went with her ruby slippers).

We now return to our regularly-scheduled program of wackdoodlery, shenanigans and hooliganism.

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That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

I KNOW!!! And you are wrong...

I'm sorry, but by definition at a 30 bmi you are considered obese.

Underweight = <18.5;

Normal weight = 18.5–24.9;

Overweight = 25–29.9;

Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater ...

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That is exactly my argument. That not EVERYONE with a BMI of 30 is "obese".

oh no...LOL. Please look at the BMI links! Or go to the NHLBI homepage (www.nhlbi.nih.gov) and click on Tools link under Physician Resources. Everyone with a BMI of 30 or above is obese. There is no room for interpretation. This is a medical fact.

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Anyone with a BMI of 30 is considered Obese.....if someone's wgt is 165 and 5'2 their BMI is 30. 30 and above is OBESE. If your wgt is 210 and you are 5'10 your BMI is still 30 and they are still OBESE. If someone else's wgt is 250 and hgt is 6'4 they obese with a BMI of 30. No matter how you calculate this a BMI of 30 is OBESE......

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Isn't that kind of like arguing over whether a pound of feathers is lighter than a pound of bricks?

BMI is BMI is BMI, no matter if it's distributed over 5 feet, 6 feet 3 inches, or somewhere in between. It's a percentage of fat content in one's body, isn't it? No matter what height or width that body measures, if the standard is 30 BMI = obese, than technically the 7-foot tall person with a 30 BMI is obese, just in a taller package than someone who is 5'5" at 30 BMI.

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Obese is obese is obese.. Unless you're under a 30 BMI and then your not obese you're just fat (until you reach your goal)

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