🇺🇸 **Nearly 70% of US adults considered obese under proposed new definition, study finds**
"_The new approach would label someone as being obese if they have a BMI over 40 or if they have a high BMI plus at least one sign of excess body fat, for example a large waist, high waist-to-hip ratio, or high waist-to-height ratio. People could also be classed as obese if they have two signs of excess fat even with a "normal" BMI, or if scans show they have excessive body fat._"
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@bibliolater that's quite an an update. If 70% of US adults falls in the BMI 30+ category then it's safe to say the being obese is normal (there are not too many competition-grade body builders, I assume).
@tg9541 The article goes on to say that obesity levels in Europe are also rising. I do not think that this is solely reflective of one geographical region. Also, please do not get me started on highly processed food that I think plays a contributory role in the ever-increasing rates of obesity.
@tg9541 Think a lot, eat a lot.
@bibliolater Don't overthink. Perhaps that's why many people eat too much - it connects them with their bodily sensations, no deep thinking. Maybe it's the easiest way to get into a state that otherwise requires meditation.
My 2-3 hours on the bike every day are also a form of meditation. I feel the ride, observe the landscape, or I'm in a state of intense attention, watch out for potentially dangerous situations (and cycling downhill at more than 40 mph is a dangerous situation).
@bibliolater I was well on the path to obesity, too. The lock-downs changed that; I went cycling, and then I went more cycling. I believe that the normal life-style with that is to blame: the scarcity of regular physical/aerobic activity (I eat a lot ;-) ).