People really cling to the idea that excessive fat = weight, so any measure of fat that isn't based on weight is dismissed. There is a far better alternative to BMI and that is waist-to-height ratio, but medical researchers, governments, and the public consistently reject it.
Seconding this. Location of fat matters. Large waist means visceral fat around organs, reducing their function/throwing things out of whack. Fat in e.g. buttocks is less harmful
I personally think we have to look at EV sales for each country based upon that country's preferences, resources, and economics. For Americans with abundant and cheap oil, EVs don't represent the same value and benefit as you see in the EU and China, which have virtually no oil. In China, they also don't care as much about a green energy stack, so most of the electricity is generated by coal, so in essence, the EV is the best alternative given their energy resources, coal, which they use to generate electricity. I recently posted on why we should allow Chinese EVs into the US, as a response to Noahpinion's post on the same topic. I think Americans have much more range anxiety than people in other countries because we drive so much more and such longer distances than in the EU and China. I am waiting to purchase an EV until the range is 1,000 miles and charging times are less than 15 minutes. I think we may get there in five years, so that is when I plan to purchase an EV.
People really cling to the idea that excessive fat = weight, so any measure of fat that isn't based on weight is dismissed. There is a far better alternative to BMI and that is waist-to-height ratio, but medical researchers, governments, and the public consistently reject it.
Seconding this. Location of fat matters. Large waist means visceral fat around organs, reducing their function/throwing things out of whack. Fat in e.g. buttocks is less harmful
I personally think we have to look at EV sales for each country based upon that country's preferences, resources, and economics. For Americans with abundant and cheap oil, EVs don't represent the same value and benefit as you see in the EU and China, which have virtually no oil. In China, they also don't care as much about a green energy stack, so most of the electricity is generated by coal, so in essence, the EV is the best alternative given their energy resources, coal, which they use to generate electricity. I recently posted on why we should allow Chinese EVs into the US, as a response to Noahpinion's post on the same topic. I think Americans have much more range anxiety than people in other countries because we drive so much more and such longer distances than in the EU and China. I am waiting to purchase an EV until the range is 1,000 miles and charging times are less than 15 minutes. I think we may get there in five years, so that is when I plan to purchase an EV.
https://chriswasden.substack.com/p/the-creative-response-to-chinese?r=2tf1q