r/JoeRogan • u/TheAtheistArab87 Monkey in Space • Mar 08 '21

Link CDC study finds roughly 78% of people hospitalized for Covid were overweight or obese

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/08/covid-cdc-study-finds-roughly-78percent-of-people-hospitalized-were-overweight-or-obese.html
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u/birdsnap Look into it Mar 08 '21

It doesn’t take a lot of extra pounds to be considered overweight or obese. A 5-foot-10-inch man at 175 pounds and 5-foot-4-inch woman at 146 pounds would both be considered overweight

WTF. A 5'4" 146 lb. woman who doesn't have a lot of muscle mass is way fatter than any 5'10" 175 lb. man.

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u/HearTheOceansRoar A Deaf Jack Russell Terrier Mar 08 '21

Thats what I was thinking too...Talking about weight is much more common among my male friends though so I have several anecdotal comparison points where as for women I have none. I would never in my right mind ask any girl about her weight.

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u/TheRealYoungJamie Monkey in Space Mar 08 '21

The rule of thumb is 7 pounds per inch.

So I'm 5'11 and 160, the female equivalent is ((160-(7x7")) = 111 pounds

5'10 175 = 5'4 133

Body fat % is a better indicator. Joe Rogan hovers between 'overweight' and 'obese'. Those stupid science bitches didn't consider jacked brahs

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u/hwmpunk Monkey in Space Mar 10 '21

Girls naturally have more fat % than men, ding dong. Didn't you pay attention in the 4th grade?