tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post406451948336695459..comments2023-10-22T10:50:26.815-04:00Comments on The Peeled Apple: Italy Says No to SkinnyAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07837369866676732077noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-43393388082331521762006-12-06T14:39:00.000-05:002006-12-06T14:39:00.000-05:00So now overweight AND super skinny girls are going...So now overweight AND super skinny girls are going to get inferiority complexes...<br /><br />Gooooo Italy!!!<br /><br />Yes, I realize this is a healthier standard to try and achieve. But you are still just reshuffling the same "pretty" deck that's been around since women started wearing clothes. Some will be pretty and some will be ugly. (Men have this too, but it's based mostly on employment and dick size) And no matter what you or your government do you will still have set something that isn't attainable by everyone. And that failure cuts so deep...<br /><br />PS Yes, I am aware that that last line has no real bearing on this argument and really is just a cheap pull at the readers' emotions. I just like to try win by any means necessary.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-20322801576666568592006-12-05T06:39:00.000-05:002006-12-05T06:39:00.000-05:00Ah yes, but those differences all equal a higher B...Ah yes, but those differences all equal a higher BMI. They say nothing about people with a lower BMI.<br /><br />I think you have some good points, but I'm sticking with my opinion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837369866676732077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-66654854014846437562006-12-04T23:49:00.000-05:002006-12-04T23:49:00.000-05:00From the resource you sent me to:
How reliable is...From the resource you sent me to:<br /><br />How reliable is BMI as an indicator of body fatness?<br /><br />The correlation between the BMI number and body fatness is fairly strong; however the correlation varies by sex, race, and age. These variations include the following examples: 3, 4<br /><br /> * At the same BMI, women tend to have more body fat than men.<br /> * At the same BMI, older people, on average, tend to have more body fat than younger adults.<br /> * Highly trained athletes may have a high BMI because of increased muscularity rather than increased body fatness.Adam Elendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279360787376876793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-60298153172906063402006-12-04T23:46:00.000-05:002006-12-04T23:46:00.000-05:00No, I don't think so. It would be like saying no ...No, I don't think so. It would be like saying no pitcher can play who throws above a 93 mph fast ball, because it's shown to be unhealthy for his arm. It's judging based on performance, not by what you put in your body.<br /><br />For some people, a body fat percentage below 19% is perfectly normal. Those are all just guidelines.Adam Elendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279360787376876793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-11432282579318020322006-12-04T14:07:00.000-05:002006-12-04T14:07:00.000-05:00Ah, but it isn't arbitrary. The BMI chart (you ca...Ah, but it isn't arbitrary. The BMI chart (you can find one <a href="http://www.fda.gov/fdac/graphics/2004graphics/bmi.gif">here</a> or more in depth information <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/adult_BMI/about_adult_BMI.htm">here</a>)is an approved source of determining healthy or unhealthy weight. A BMI of 19 is the lowest healthy rate. Everything else is underweight. <br /><br />I understand where you're coming from, but in this case, it feels more like testing for drugs in athletes than barring black people from voting.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07837369866676732077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26788982.post-62854505901065903362006-12-04T12:44:00.000-05:002006-12-04T12:44:00.000-05:00Agree with your message, but this is a disgusting ...Agree with your message, but this is a disgusting method of acheiving it.<br /><br />We're not happy with the way thin models put pressure on young girls so the government is going to set a body fat percentage?<br /><br />Arbitrary discrimination. If my body fat percentage is 17% I somehow have less right to be employed as a model?<br /><br />The government should protect you from discrimination, not promote it. The government can change public opinion by limiting people's freedom, but it's not a very just way of going about it... and sometimes you end up changing the government instead.Adam Elendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12279360787376876793noreply@blogger.com