Hmm.
Whenever someone mentions that undernourishment is bad, people take that to mean that obesity is good, and vice versa. Is the obvious fact that the relationship between body weight and health needn’t be monotonic not really that obvious, or is the topic of body weight just another mind-killer?
Think it’s because people don’t separate energy intake and nutrition as two independent considerations. Re: supersize me. He had an oversupply of energy leading to obesity but also was suffering from malnutrition. Assuming in that specific case his energy needs were well met but possibly his mental performance would have suffered due to malnutrition.
Edit—also the outcomes of too much of either are quite different. Excess energy generally produces obesity, excess nutrition can result in poisoning. Symptoms of either represent themselves in completely different ways physically / mentally.
Hmm. Whenever someone mentions that undernourishment is bad, people take that to mean that obesity is good, and vice versa. Is the obvious fact that the relationship between body weight and health needn’t be monotonic not really that obvious, or is the topic of body weight just another mind-killer?
I think pretty much anything can be turned to stupid purposes if people try hard enough. And they consistently do.
Think it’s because people don’t separate energy intake and nutrition as two independent considerations. Re: supersize me. He had an oversupply of energy leading to obesity but also was suffering from malnutrition. Assuming in that specific case his energy needs were well met but possibly his mental performance would have suffered due to malnutrition.
Edit—also the outcomes of too much of either are quite different. Excess energy generally produces obesity, excess nutrition can result in poisoning. Symptoms of either represent themselves in completely different ways physically / mentally.