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MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: fixedpigs on February 06, 2008, 10:32:08 am ---in a country with an ever-growing obesity rate...i think bicycle generators would help amazingly well... :applaud:
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That's a myth. In the late 90's they changed the official definition of the words "obese" and "overweight" and voilą, instant "obesity epidemic".
fixedpigs:
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what is a myth...?
what i actually said or some phantom point that you are implying that i'm trying to make...?
FrizzleFried:
If you read his site...and the hell he went through getting permits, etc...you will know the city is fully aware of what he has behind his house.
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on February 06, 2008, 10:59:59 am ---That's a myth. In the late 90's they changed the official definition of the words "obese" and "overweight" and voilą, instant "obesity epidemic".
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That's actually true to a certain extent. People are getting heavier, that's certain, but the sudden "epidemic" was because of the changed sliding scale combined with actual comparison charts from the 1950s.
Look at it this way - when I had a 34 inch waist and 13% bodyfat I fell into the obese category. There was no room in the chart for someone with a larger than average frame or higher than average muscle mass and I had both. The BMI charts said I should be 180lb - I was a 210lb and in excellent condition.
fixedpigs:
which by the way...his blog is here...
http://peterhirschberg.blogspot.com/
since i don't think anyone has posted it...
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