FAT... but Fit?
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There are other risk facters to diseases like stroke, diabetis..etc etc...
a lot of which is genetic.... and hereditary....
There are differences between slim and fit.... a person could be slim but very unfit....
But i can't see how a person can eb "fat" and fit at the same time.... it would be very difficult, esp when we talk about cardio type activies which involve jumping and running....
A fat but relatively fit person can still have a higher risk of diseases... research seems to indicate a high correlation between fat level and disesass like diabetics, hi blood pressure and stroke.... -
i'm a hourglass too.... a DEFORMED one.... ahahahah
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the thing is that... most people have been warped by fashion mags..
the waif-like people are not healthy.. they're skeletal..
people who are the correct weight and size are deemed "fat" (case in point.. the fabled "fat rat")
so.. what's happening?
Originally posted by spencer99:There are other risk facters to diseases like stroke, diabetis..etc etc...
a lot of which is genetic.... and hereditary....
There are differences between slim and fit.... a person could be slim but very unfit....
But i can't see how a person can eb "fat" and fit at the same time.... it would be very difficult, esp when we talk about cardio type activies which involve jumping and running....
A fat but relatively fit person can still have a higher risk of diseases... research seems to indicate a high correlation between fat level and disesass like diabetics, hi blood pressure and stroke.... -
I guess this dispels the BMI as the 'gold standard' for measuring your health risks in relation to weight.
Firstly, BMI does NOT take into account current medical conditions. For instance, if one is on hormonal therapy, the chances of them being overweight is higher. There are also certain hormaonal conditions whereby the sufferers will always be afflicted with plumpness. Or, hyperthyroidism, which makes one super skinny but the medication will end up making the patients plumper.
Lactating moms would also definitely be heavier than usual. And what about a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy? They'd have a 'healthy' BMI because of their weight loss due to the treatment's side effects but, are they 'healthier'?
Secondly, Muscle Mass is much heavier than fat. Muscles are definitely denser than fat. Put a 90 kg body builder on the scale alongside a 65 kg inactive person... now, tell me who's the fitter one.
Thirdly, bone structure plays a part too. Bones are heavy. The good ol' BMI does not take bone size into consideration at all!
I am just kinda surprised that such an 'unscientific' method of measuring body mass is being used as the recognised standard.
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hehehe... our fabled 'fat rat' runs soooo fast, nobody can catch it!Originally posted by the Bear:the thing is that... most people have been warped by fashion mags..
the waif-like people are not healthy.. they're skeletal..
people who are the correct weight and size are deemed "fat" (case in point.. the fabled "fat rat")
so.. what's happening?
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No need to argue
I'm fat and unfit with zero stamina
*digs a hole and lies in it waiting for that heart-attack* -
I think, fat or slim, as long as one is healthy, who gives a rat's ass? hehehehe!!!
(Sorry, 'fat rat', for referring to your posterior! hehehe!
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yeah... and for women, they dun take the breAst size into consideration..Originally posted by Rhonda:I guess this dispels the BMI as the 'gold standard' for measuring your health risks in relation to weight.
Firstly, BMI does NOT take into account current medical conditions. For instance, if one is on hormonal therapy, the chances of them being overweight is higher. There are also certain hormaonal conditions whereby the sufferers will always be afflicted with plumpness. Or, hyperthyroidism, which makes one super skinny but the medication will end up making the patients plumper.
Lactating moms would also definitely be heavier than usual. And what about a cancer patient undergoing chemotherapy? They'd have a 'healthy' BMI because of their weight loss due to the treatment's side effects but, are they 'healthier'?
Secondly, Muscle Mass is much heavier than fat. Muscles are definitely denser than fat. Put a 90 kg body builder on the scale alongside a 65 kg inactive person... now, tell me who's the fitter one.
Thirdly, bone structure plays a part too. Bones are heavy. The good ol' BMI does not take bone size into consideration at all!
I am just kinda surprised that such an 'unscientific' method of measuring body mass is being used as the recognised standard. 
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Hohoho Shinta must be very 'feng man' in front to say thisOriginally posted by shinta:yeah... and for women, they dun take the breAst size into consideration..
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Originally posted by elindra:Hohoho Shinta must be very 'feng man' in front to say this
but considering tat is made up of fats... if BMI take tat into consideration, won't it "endanger" herself ??!!
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Like that all women will have too much fats liaoOriginally posted by tare:
but considering tat is made up of fats... if BMI take tat into consideration, won't it "endanger" herself ??!! -
well, the weight that comes from our breasts is included in overall weight wor...
they should hav things like.. woman who are of certain cup size should take away how many kg off their weight den go calculate mah..
but then, bones not into consideration oso hor? hmm.... -
Originally posted by tare:
but considering tat is made up of fats... if BMI take tat into consideration, won't it "endanger" herself ??!!
Dat will be my kind of "wanted" fats.. ENDANGER me... i don't mind.Originally posted by elindra:Like that all women will have too much fats liao -
you look fine as you areOriginally posted by Camellias4me:Dat will be my kind of "wanted" fats.. ENDANGER me... i don't mind.
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not all lorOriginally posted by elindra:Like that all women will have too much fats liao 
my fats ain't cos of tat.....
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Originally posted by Rhonda:hehehe... our fabled 'fat rat' runs soooo fast, nobody can catch it! .....
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Originally posted by elindra:Hohoho Shinta must be very 'feng man' in front to say this .....
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Good point!!!Originally posted by shinta:yeah... and for women, they dun take the breAst size into consideration..
We don't get to choose what we're endowed with by sheer virtue of the gene pool and yeah, those of us with more erm... generous frontal mass... er... will end up weighing more. -
Didn't know you went around scrutinising women's ... nevermind.Originally posted by the Bear:you look fine as you are -
work related problem.Originally posted by Rhonda:Didn't know you went around scrutinising women's ... nevermind. -
Originally posted by kops21:work related problem.
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doesn't mean he won. he could have got last.Originally posted by Rhonda:OK, Camryn Manheim is fit. She glows with health!
So's Emma, the plus-sized model. Fit and vivacious and full of energy.
And, my ex-boyfriend in college... fat but man, he's an ACS and ACJC School Swimmer, ok! Represented the school team in Free Style and the Butterfly Stroke! Don't play-play!! -
Do you have any idea what it takes to be in ACS' Swim Team?Originally posted by iwillsurvive:doesn't mean he won. he could have got last.
My point is, he might have been a li'l pudgy, but his cardiovascular fitness was great.
So, never judge a book by its cover. -
Originally posted by the Bear:you look fine as you are
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u should be very FITOriginally posted by SydneyLibrarian: