Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Smart people sure can be stupid...

Article says overweight people live longer

Anyone see a problem with this article? Maybe buried somewhere deep inside?

We have group A of statistical data that says weight range A is optimal.

We have group B of statistical data that says weight range B is optimal.

Groups A and B conflict.

And I can't find where anyone asks the most valid question: if both data sets are accurate could it be the model that is inaccurate?

See article on fate percentage:
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/body-fat-measurement?page=2

Maybe doctor's could stop being idealogical snobs and consider that they might have been wrong about the whole BMI thing?

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