Shows how stupid that "!1! omg all brazillian women are hot!1!!" stereotype is. I actually find that quite annoying.
Shows how stupid that "!1! omg all brazillian women are hot!1!!" stereotype is. I actually find that quite annoying.
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
My shameful truth.
No.
They may have stole it from Argentina.
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
My shameful truth.
Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une âme perverse. C’est d'avoir une âme habituée
Charles Péguy
Every human society must justify its inequalities: reasons must be found because, without them, the whole political and social edifice is in danger of collapsing”.
Thomas Piketty
Oh you shut up. What's left of the thin ones more than compensates
And it depends on the region of Brazil. I have learned that the further down South you go, the better it gets. Having money also helps. So that makes Curitiba and Rio Grande do Sul the place where you want to be.
Where are you from by the way? Do you have any cousins? Sisters?
Overweight<Obesity<Morbid Obesity
Under the Patronage of Maximinus Thrax
Obesity and overheight are defined as abnormal or excessive fat accumulation that may impair health.A BMI greater than or equal to 25 is overweight; a BMI greater than or equal to 30 is obesity. Raised BMI is a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases, etc.
Obesity and overweight
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What is the scale of the obesity problem in your country?
Follow the links/maps; select indicators, regions, age, classification method, etc
Last edited by Ludicus; April 24, 2012 at 04:58 PM.
Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une âme perverse. C’est d'avoir une âme habituée
Charles Péguy
Every human society must justify its inequalities: reasons must be found because, without them, the whole political and social edifice is in danger of collapsing”.
Thomas Piketty
BMI - Ugh I can't state enough how much I think the BMI is a ridiculous measurement. Its one size fits all methodology makes it a very vague gauge at best. Perhaps semi-useful for populations but much less so for the individual.
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
My shameful truth.
It´s a useful measurement. Obviouly, it has limitations (particularly for individuals in the intermediate BMI ranges) and shortcomings.Ugh I can't state enough how much I think the BMI is a ridiculous measurement.
"Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population"Future studies are necessary to determine if body composition measurements predict obesity-related risk better than does BMI, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio or other measures of body fat distribution.
Last edited by Ludicus; April 25, 2012 at 06:20 AM.
Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une âme perverse. C’est d'avoir une âme habituée
Charles Péguy
Every human society must justify its inequalities: reasons must be found because, without them, the whole political and social edifice is in danger of collapsing”.
Thomas Piketty
BMI is kinda fail for individual cases or ''particular communities'' but it can work pretty effectively for general populations of which we already know their general behaviour regarding diet and exercise.
Under the Patronage of Maximinus Thrax
The problem with BMI is that its being applied to individuals. I have no problem using it as a general measure, but on an individual level is simply bad. I myself have a BMI of 28 Now while I don't look fat I'd like to lose about 10 lbs. Which puts me at a BMI of 27. Apparently according to BMI I should be 180 lbs to be "normal". At 200 I start to look too skinny, at 180 I'd have people thinking I had cancer. Conversely my waist/hip ratio has me right in the healthy range.
I have a friend on the opposite end. He has a very tiny bone structure and hes never been able to bulk up. Somehow I get put in the same boat as him, despite us having very different body types.
The BMI was never intended to be used as a measurement of health, just a measurement of "average" proportions. The man who INVENTED the BMI scale said it should never be used for individuals.
Lazy doctors use the BMI because its easy, end of discussion.
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
My shameful truth.
Oh, and I agree with Phier on that. BMI is just really innacurate.
I demand pictures.It's a statement of fact at every international research meeting I've attended, and its been more than a few.
So pppfffft
Ehh not much lol.Oh you shut up. What's left of the thin ones more than compensates
And it depends on the region of Brazil. I have learned that the further down South you go, the better it gets. Having money also helps. So that makes Curitiba and Rio Grande do Sul the place where you want to be.
Where are you from by the way? Do you have any cousins? Sisters?
Well, the part about South being better is true, though. I live in the Northeast and some of the women here look like they've walked straight from hell. But RS ( and Santa Catarina ) does have a reputation of having insanely hot women.
I have cousins
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Last edited by beckyolt; April 25, 2012 at 09:40 AM.
One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
"When I die, I want to die peacefully in my sleep, like Fidel Castro, not screaming in terror, like his victims."
My shameful truth.
It's basically the cheap CAT scan that doctors used to determine if something is wrong at all and if more expensive tests are needed to actually figure out what is wrong. Analogously.
One thing is for certain: the more profoundly baffled you have been in your life, the more open your mind becomes to new ideas.
-Neil deGrasse Tyson
Let's think the unthinkable, let's do the undoable. Let us prepare to grapple with the ineffable itself, and see if we may not eff it after all.
No, it´s not "innacurate". Reread the previous posts.BMI is not a diagnostic tool, and is a fairly reliable indicator of body fatness for most people.
Body mass index and cardiovascular risk factors
Obviously.For a population its ok.
Last edited by Ludicus; April 25, 2012 at 12:10 PM.
Il y a quelque chose de pire que d'avoir une âme perverse. C’est d'avoir une âme habituée
Charles Péguy
Every human society must justify its inequalities: reasons must be found because, without them, the whole political and social edifice is in danger of collapsing”.
Thomas Piketty
Yeah. My brother's only 5'6 and weighs like 160 because he lifts weights, and when he went to play Wii Fit one time, it told him he was obese