The Health Weblog
Find Out How You Stack Up:
Back in his awesome List-Show video for Mental Floss, John Green knocked out 25 facts on fitness.
Well one of the points he forgot to talk about was BMI.
He also missed out on body-fat & lean mass composition.
But he Did bring up another measure that is very helpful.
And it’s one that’s even better than BMI…
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Body-Type Guesswork Might Have Been Right:
Apparently, “Thick Thighs Save Lives”, isn’t just the (kinda-NSFW) Instagram-stunner’s favorite cheeky retort. -It’s actually true.
So: Over time people have gone from the days of Titian when fat was rad, because it meant you actually had food, to something less desirable today.
And on that road, people started to describe horoscope-like body-types, such as Apples or Pears, to guess their potential health issues.
New research is showing their ideas were good; especially about men. And it all comes down to what you can see, versus what you can’t…
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We have eaten the enemy and he is us; soon, …
Earlier, we put out the idea that Fat Makes You Fatter, and that it’s Stupendously Easy to Overeat.
Well, here’s the thing: More Bad News. It doesn’t just make you fatter.
It turns out fat is not just some…
