I Got Called Out (Again)
I got called out.
Again.
When I get called out, sometimes I think it is good to respond publicly.
Why?
Because if they are right and I need to issue a correction, that benefits you.
And if I don’t think they are right and I don’t need to issue a correction, maybe you can benefit from seeing the discussion.
To understand this, here’s what you need to know:
Most people assume body fat is a huge health problem. If someone has more body fat, we immediately know they are less healthy.
I disagree with this premise, because there are many other factors that can influence your health (fitness, smoking, genetics, diet, sleep, yada yada). It also implies that being thinner is automatically healthier, but sometimes it isn't that straightforward either.
For example, someone with a BMI of 32 might automatically be considered as less health than someone with a BMI of 29, but what if the thinner person 1) didn't exercise 2) smoked a lot 3) drank a lot of alcohol 4) ate a lot of 'junk food'?
This is not dismissing the role that body weight and body fat can play, it is just trying to expand your understanding of health and fitness.
I discuss these a lot, because I really hate how society talks about body fat. I hate how personal trainers often make it sound like if you have more body fat, you are immediately less healthy than someone who has less body fat because we know that this isn’t always the case.
I hate fat shaming. I hate weight discrimination. I discuss these a lot.
However, some people go even further than this and they hate admitting that body fat has any impact on your health at all.
And because I am a thin white guy who talks about fat loss, I need to be called out for showing you what the research says.
That’s basically the vibe.
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References:
BMI and all cause mortality: systematic review and non-linear dose-response meta-analysis of 230 cohort studies with 3.74 million deaths among 30.3 million participants
Why causality, and not prediction, should guide obesity prevention policy
Association between adiposity and cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review and meta-analysis of observational and Mendelian randomization studies
The causal effect of obesity on prediabetes and insulin resistance reveals the important role of adipose tissue in insulin resistance
Body mass index and all cause mortality in HUNT and UK Biobank studies: linear and non-linear mendelian randomisation analyses
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