NancyLebovitz comments on Open thread, September 15-21, 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 16 September 2014 03:38:09PM 2 points [-]

We might even find something more sophisticated than fat percentage. Not all fat people are ill/heading towards illness. Not all thin people are healthy.

Comment author: hyporational 18 September 2014 04:34:30AM 3 points [-]

Accumulation of fat to vital organs like the liver could be a better predictor. Fatty liver can be diagnosed via ultrasound, which is cheap.

Being fat is a risk even if you get sick for other reasons. Rehabilitation suffers.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 18 September 2014 10:11:56AM 2 points [-]

Cite?

Comment author: hyporational 18 September 2014 12:53:56PM 2 points [-]
Comment author: ChristianKl 16 September 2014 03:57:14PM 3 points [-]

Yes, we have to try many different metrics and see which ones work best and for what purposes.