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PhD_Pwnology t1_j1mry12 wrote

They conveniently left out physical health, the primary concern for over-weight people. I worked at a daycare for like 12 years, when kids are over weight they can't run without taking breathes or similar things, they discourage themselves with zero outside input. Overweight kids lose more at kickball more, 4-square, tetherball, wallball and other popular schoolyard activities that kids use to judge themselves against others.

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Mmnn2020 t1_j1n1w8z wrote

No they didn’t conveniently leave anything out. The study wasn’t meant to answer every direct/indirect health related outcome of BMI.

Studies should be viewed independently, and collectively we can form broader conclusions. But it is fine for a study to only look at behavioral health affects of obesity, it doesn’t need to do the obligatory physical affects to make it valid.

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Techygal9 t1_j1n64n6 wrote

Exactly it’s important to understand how bmi effects different health outcomes.

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Mmnn2020 t1_j1n8gz9 wrote

It is, you’re right. But this study isn’t supposed to address all outcomes, so it’s stupid to complain about it. Just like studies relating BMI to physical health usually don’t incorporate the mental health impact into their analysis. Because it wasn’t in scope for the study.

If this was a dissertation on all health affects of BMI and it didn’t contain information on the physical aspects that would be an issue. But it isn’t, and the people complaining about it are making an issue out of nothing.

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poyo61 t1_j1qbz6b wrote

Why are you booing? He's right.

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