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		missedthecue on May 11, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Worke... https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/obesity-overweight.htm "Percent of adults aged 20 and over with overweight, including obesity: 73.6%"

xur17 on May 11, 2023 [–]

Woah, I stand corrected. That's insane.

lesuorac on May 11, 2023 | [–]

The BMI tables are fairly unexpected. 5'8" normal range is 125-158 and at 125 you look like you run the 2 mile in track.

Of course that also shows how many Americans are overweight since the scrawny track kid is considered super skinny.

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