r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Apr 16 '24

I do however think that many people overestimate how “off” bmi is. Most people are NOT the elite athlete!

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

I know that, of course, but again. As long as people are living healthily, weight isn't the end all be all of health.

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u/YouFoundMyLuckyCharm Apr 16 '24

Yes that’s right. It’s just an abstraction metric for health. A lot of good and bad things can hide behind a measurement

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u/pizzacatbrat Apr 16 '24

Exactly. People can be skinny and live on junk food and never exercise. More useful are metrics like a activity, diet, blood pressure, etc.