Previous entry here. Where we left off, we were still in the process of looking at the deductive side of SMTM’s arguments; that is, where they are reinforcing the strength of their eventual argument by trying to show other possible explanations for the obesity epidemic are unworkable.
This is interesting, in part because I kind of thought the "obesity epidemic" had stopped being a thing, either in reality or political reality.
Two quick questions:
Do they use BMI for determining obesity, and if so, do they mention the equation/thresholds they use? When people mention looking at set points as a function of weight in an area, I wonder a bit about height in the area too, among other things.
Do SMTM address age? I would expect an aging area to get heavier overtime even with the same people; age and weight gain are highly correlated with most people, until about middle age.
Slowly Parsing SMTM's Lithium Obesity Thing II
This is interesting, in part because I kind of thought the "obesity epidemic" had stopped being a thing, either in reality or political reality.
Two quick questions:
Do they use BMI for determining obesity, and if so, do they mention the equation/thresholds they use? When people mention looking at set points as a function of weight in an area, I wonder a bit about height in the area too, among other things.
Do SMTM address age? I would expect an aging area to get heavier overtime even with the same people; age and weight gain are highly correlated with most people, until about middle age.