People who 'can't fit into jeans they wore aged 21' risk developing diabetes

[hlthe2b]

21. A really simplistic standard. In my teens, anorexia/bulimia among teen girls was epidemic.

And given the rapid emergence of celebrity culture driving impossible standards that fully extended into my 20s.

So all those women who finally got to a normal weight in their 30s are projected in this ridiculously simplistic metric?

There are some similar issues for men.

Simply saying gaining weight that puts one's BMI into the overweight or obese range in the decades from young adult to middle age increases risk for type II diabetes is accurate, understandable, and appropriate messaging. No cutesy attempts to compare one's jean size during a time when many are unhealthy to begin with.
https://www.bmi-calculator.net/