No, obesity is approximated by BMI. BMI is not the final word on whether or not a person is obese. It has limitations, but can usually be an approximate indicator of body fat for the average person. Obesity is about body fat, not BMI.

I have the feeling that even in the absence of a definition of obesity, you will…

Please reread my post - I also wasn't talking about the girls. I was talking about the guys, and their muscularity is due to something more than just "pure genetics". That was my only point.

Thanks for sharing, but I don't see what that has to do with my post, which is about the thin, muscular people in the video. They are not simply genetically fortunate: they have obviously worked out. That does not mean that people who are larger have not worked out.

No, a person is obese when they are carrying excess body fat to the point where it may be a risk to their health. BMI is used as an imperfect indicator for obesity - it's accurate in most cases, but not for these guys. Their muscularity might put them over a 30 BMI, but that doesn't mean they are obese - they don't…

So Jezebel is doing a parody of typical science reporting - you mean, like some of their own? But if this is a parody, how will we know when they're trying to be serious? What about when they just write something poorly researched and incredibly stupid? Maybe all of their articles are supposed to be funny.

I don't think I'm morally superior because I'm thin. What did I say that makes you think that? I'm just commenting on the stupidity of a video that suggests guys who seem to have worked a lot on how they look is simply due to genetics. It's factually true that almost anyone who is still thin past a certain age have…

There's no concern of mine on any part, faux or real. I think the video is stupid, but I'm not concerned about everything I comment on.

"LIGHTEN UP." Well, now you're just repeating yourself. I'm bored.

I agree that genetics plays a role. But this video overstates that to a ridiculous degree. You might be thin and toned, but if you never go to the gym (and also don't do any other form of exercise), I'm sure you're not nearly as muscular as the guys in the video. (This is only relevant, of course, if you're a guy. I…

Why? Because I said I'm thin? So if someone makes a factual statement about their appearance (not value-based, but factual), does that mean they have a big ego? Things have gotten completely out of hand if women are resented for saying "I'm thin" even within the context of responding to an admonishment to "lighten up"…

You told me to lighten up, which is aggressive. Now you don't like the way I responded to your aggressive comment. Deal with it.

And yes, the video contained other examples of genetic luckiness. But context is everything and you posted it in response to an article dealing with thinness. Maybe you could look for other…

This doesn't contradict anything I've said. The guys in the previous video are not simply genetically prone to being muscular - they work at it. The fact that other people (who may never look like them) would similarly benefit from exercise is also true.

"Do you really think everyone who isn't thin eats 5000 calories of junk food every day?" Straw man. That's not what I said. I said anyone who eats 5000 calories of junk food every day could easily be obese. That doesn't =/= everyone who is obese eats 5000 calories of junk food per day. Logic - learn it.

"Binge eating…

I'm already more than sufficiently lightened up, thanks - I'm thin. Also, I'm sitting here laughing at the absurdity of this. So in every possible sense, that was a funny admonition.

Past a certain age, thinness is almost never solely due to genetics. We can all easily gain lots of weight with all the unhealthy eating…

Wow, these guys must be desperate for acting work if they're willing to play characters who claim that genetics are the source of their muscular bodies. Yes, they are shown lifting a few token weights, but the narrative is nevertheless that they are just genetically fortunate. Someone else with exactly the same…

Yes, to teenage girls. Not to women.

Not frazzled here, but thanks anyway. I've already acknowledged the context issue - please read the entire thread next time.

Exactly! She needs to take responsibility for her decisions and stop trying to get out of a commitment she freely made. Why should her surrogate have to suffer for her marital issues?

Please read the entire thread next time. This has already been discussed.

There's a Women's World Cup.

Context is important, so I do see your point and maybe it's not fair to say that leaving out the "men's" qualifier is inaccurate, exactly, within that specific context. It does make the statement more vague, though, and open to misunderstanding. So it would still be more precise to incorporate the qualifier.

But…