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[–] RapidLynx 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

Also to note: many athletes and otherwise well-muscled but decently lean people will likely fall into the "overweight" BMI category despite carrying less fat mass than others. Blobs love to tout this statistic around, but don't realize that all it really shows is that sick/dying people are less healthy than muscular athletes. Shocker! The scientific consensus is extremely clear that excess fat mass is demonstrably unhealthy. But I don't expect lardbrains to comprehend that fact anytime soon...

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[–] BeetJuice 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago  (edited ago)

Well, I disagree here. Athletes are required to be in peak physical condition. It depends on the sport of course, but most of the time athletes are not supposed to be overweight as that is disadvantageous in most sports. There are few athletes who are overweight outside of weight lifting, bodybuilding, football and similar sports. So even for athletes (already a tiny portion of the population), being overweight is the exception rather than the rule. That means overweight athletes are not statistically significant.

Two examples of athletes who are commonly thought of as being big/muscular:

  • Serena Williams at peak physical condition. 70.3kg/155lbs 175cm/5'9", bmi 22.9.

  • Usain Bolt. 95kg/207lbs 195cm/6'5", bmi 24.9.