BBC's global fat scale

[Brazen]

All the figures are already out there, the UN FAO produce food production and consumption statistics by country every year.

They don't plan for the future based on the calorie consumption by average weight by country. The heavier we get, the more food we consume, not just the converse.

[mongers]

All the figures are already out there, the UN FAO produce food production and consumption statistics by country every year.

They don't plan for the future based on the calorie consumption by average weight by country. The heavier we get, the more food we consume, not just the converse.

I'm not sure planning is at all useful as most foodstuffs are commodities, traded and so subject to price fluctuations. And for the majority of the worlds people their diets are largely influence by the market price and how much they can afford.

And my main point is there's more than enough food in the world for everyone; hunger and perhaps some of the over consumption could be 'solved' by concentrating on waste, fairer distribution and only then fine tuned by promoting a healthier diet.

[Valmy]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

[The Brain]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

BMI uses Jewish mathematics.

[katmai]

So the answer for Valmy would be yes

[Eddie Teach]

North fucking korea? Thanks a lot for that.

You know, on account they're starving.

p.s. This is the first I've heard of Ed's meth lab. How's the profitability compare to the farming and consulting gigs?

[Razgovory]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

I'm a two dimensional poster with only one shtick.  I lack one of these.

[Maximus]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

I'm a two dimensional poster with only one shtick.  I lack one of these.

Those are two dimensions.

[merithyn]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

The myth that those two factors solely account for a person's health.

[Jacob]

The myth that those two factors solely account for a person's health.

Is anyone in this thread or the original BBC article propagating that myth?

[DGuller]

Wow, BMI. I can't believe people are still falling for that.

The myth that people have both a height and a weight?

The myth that those two factors solely account for a person's health.

Who said anything about that?

[merithyn]

Is anyone in this thread or the original BBC article propagating that myth?

That's what the BMI is. Using only height and weight, it purports to tell people whether or not they're healthy. It's used by health insurance companies to determine coverage, by the general public to determine if they should go on a diet, and by articles like this to decide how much people will eat in the future to determine how much should be grown.