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Matt1882 said:
A lot of the stats are based purely off BMI which doesn't account for muscle.
That puts many elite athletes and generally muscular folks as obese when they may in fact have a very low body fat %

Like I've said many times before - stats are really useful, until you question the source. And then they're not.
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Yes most measurements are BMI and it works for most of the population. But you used the same BMI to show that 200m+ were healthy. When using BMI for individuals there is more of a risk than for large populations.

Stats are really useful when you question the source and they are used correctly.
 
r-u-s-x said:
Yes most measurements are BMI and it works for most of the population. But you used the same BMI to show that 200m+ were healthy. When using BMI for individuals there is more of a risk than for large populations.

Stats are really useful when you question the source and they are used correctly.
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If the stats are purely based on BMI then the only fact is there are X amount of people that are heavier than the supposed healthy level.
It doesn't say why they're heavy.

Good luck telling AJ he's obese. I'll stand behind the bloke standing behind you when you do. 😂
 
Matt1882 said:
If the stats are purely based on BMI then the only fact is there are X amount of people that are heavier than the supposed healthy level.
It doesn't say why they're heavy.

Good luck telling AJ he's obese. I'll stand behind the bloke standing behind you when you do. 😂
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That's what I just said, AJ is an individual.

They have run separate studies to show high BMI is a good predictor of bodyfat in populations.
 
The Swellhead Spur said:
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As I previously said, I think Conte will want to clear out wingers. Son can play in a front 2, Gil probably shifts to a more CAM role, and maybe he keeps Moura because he’s a good bloke and decent impact sub. Bergwijn the obvious one to go first.

But really it’s just not a part of his system unless he has to do it based on the squad. The wingbacks provide the width and also are expected to chip in with goals like a winger.
 
Just imagine if Ndombele, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Doherty, Sessegnon, Gedson and Clarke had turned out to be good, instead of massive wastes of money.

(Can't include Rodon as he's played about the same amount as I have).
 
JDK said:
As I previously said, I think Conte will want to clear out wingers. Son can play in a front 2, Gil probably shifts to a more CAM role, and maybe he keeps Moura because he’s a good bloke and decent impact sub. Bergwijn the obvious one to go first.

But really it’s just not a part of his system unless he has to do it based on the squad. The wingbacks provide the width and also are expected to chip in with goals like a winger.
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I think Lucas can play as one of the front 2 & whilst I think Gil is brilliant he has been linked to Barce for a while and if we can get a profit I'm sure we would let go

Along with Doherty, Sanchez, Winks, Dele, Ndombele & Celso would get be quite a overhaul
 
Matt1882 said:
Nowhere near it
For men, they're 14th
For women, they're 30th

Lot's of myths about Americanland. Not aimed at you, but often perpetuated by people who have never been anywhere near the place or met an American.
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I really thought that was a fact. I stand corrected. However if you look at the 13 countries with higher rates, I think you can conclude that they are pretty bad compared to most industrialised modern countries.
 
bus-conductor said:
I love that show. You can understand why obesity is rife, but man the food looks incredible, and the level of care, attention to detail and preparation that goes into what looks like humble food on the plate is incredible in some of those places. It's Michelin star process for comfort style food.
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Surely you don't think they have that attention for the average punter do you?
Like any other food show, they're putting on the ritz!
 
OffTheBench said:
Just imagine if Ndombele, Lo Celso, Bergwijn, Doherty, Sessegnon, Gedson and Clarke had turned out to be good, instead of massive wastes of money.

(Can't include Rodon as he's played about the same amount as I have).
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It shows, that not one of our core team on player recruitment investigates grit and determination.

Those players combined probably cost 2x Leipzig's whole squad.

(Clark is still a possibility, but way over priced at least, and came in with metabolic problems).
 
The Swellhead Spur said:
I think Lucas can play as one of the front 2 & whilst I think Gil is brilliant he has been linked to Barce for a while and if we can get a profit I'm sure we would let go
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Would loathe to lose him, but if Barca have a young central midfielder, prem suited, who has lungs like no other, and can knit play, then it would make sense.

Poor Bryan.
 
Spaniel said:
Surely you don't think they have that attention for the average punter do you?
Like any other food show, they're putting on the ritz!
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Depends, my perception is bus-conductor bus-conductor appears much like a food critic in real life...

Scares waitresses the country over, in case he's 'reviewing' today...
 
Matt1882 said:
Dunno about you, but I saw the likes of Tonga and Samoa and just thought "yeah, I can see it" lol
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It's all about composition, as you eluded earlier. But it gives me great inner disquiet, to know we are likely softening to their commercial influence, further more, as years pass (I don't even eat chicken, but it being chlorinated offends me to fuck, on your - the eater - and the chickens behalf!).
 
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We all know I get a boner for thinking over this stuff...

Top 10 Most Obese Countries in the World (by average BMI):​

  1. Cook Islands - 32.9
  2. Nauru - 32.5
  3. Niue - 32.4
  4. Samoa - 32.2
  5. Tonga - 32.2
  6. Tuvalu - 30.8
  7. Kiribati - 30.1
  8. Saint Lucia - 30.0
  9. Micronesia - 29.7
  10. Egypt - 29.6

Top 10 Most Obese Countries in the World (by percentage of obese adults):​

  1. Nauru - 61.0%
  2. Cook Islands - 55.9%
  3. Palau - 55.3%
  4. Marshall Islands - 52.9%
  5. Tuvalu - 51.6%
  6. Niue - 50%
  7. Tonga - 48.2%
  8. Samoa - 47.3%
  9. Kiribati - 46.0%
  10. Micronesia - 45.8%

How do I @ Mitchell to let him know where not to buy from?

Edit : Looking a little into it:

Cook Islands Life expectancy at birth. Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.89 years. male: 74.05 years. female: 79.88 years (2021 est.)

Yet, Naura was 68 (rising from 60 some years previous, on quick check). So, shows it's not the fat, it's the quality of the fat...
 
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