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[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is about the overweight BMI category, not obese categories. It's also talking about how it's actually not associated with an increase in overall mortality, but rather the opposite. This observation has been around in literature for quite some time, predating the obesity crisis.

What are you trying to even say with this comment?

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

America is getting really fat. Reading the article reminded me of how fat this country is getting.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

While I appreciate your concern for how fat America is, I'm struggling to see how this comment is helpful or leads to a productive discussion in any way 🤷‍♀️

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Lots of discussion going on around my comment right now.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The discussion trying to process your extremely vague statement is not productive.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you're being a bit of a buzzkill.

[–] Gaywallet@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We're not a space for low effort reddit/twitter style gotchas. Be better.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Reducing my feelings to a "gotcha". Yeah, I don't want to browse a community with Reddit style moderation either, thanks.

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What are you trying to even say with this comment?

Haven't you heard? America bad.

[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You're suggesting that all fat people are bad?

[–] bermuda@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] wesker@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Were you being hyperbolic, as a mild defensive response to a perceived slight against your country and the people in it, when the real problems are public education failure, health system failure, political corruption, and a food industry that intentionally gets your youth hooked on things like HFCS at an early age?