It is a huge debate and a huge issue. Especially when they limit the criteria to BMI only. (I am a huge advocate of waist measurements as it is a much better indication as far as health goes, plus you can usually eyeball whether people have a a lot of central adiposity or not.)
It will be interesting what the future brings, because with it there is also a certain amount of stunting apparently starting to happen with children eating adequate energy dense but low nutrient foods. Plus osteoporosis happening in 20-30 year olds as they limited their milk intake and stuck to diet soft drinks (always so bad for bones!)
And iodine deficiency is starting to become a problem again. We are supposed to be living in developed countries, but the old nutritional problems are becoming issues again, along with obesity...
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Date: 2009-02-02 04:11 am (UTC)It will be interesting what the future brings, because with it there is also a certain amount of stunting apparently starting to happen with children eating adequate energy dense but low nutrient foods. Plus osteoporosis happening in 20-30 year olds as they limited their milk intake and stuck to diet soft drinks (always so bad for bones!)
And iodine deficiency is starting to become a problem again. We are supposed to be living in developed countries, but the old nutritional problems are becoming issues again, along with obesity...