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In reply to the discussion: (TX) Victoria Hospital Won't Hire Very Obese Workers [View all]dmallind
(10,437 posts)32. not even close to just pro athletes
at my best I could barely make a decent amateur rugby team, but at zero % body fat (neither possible nor theoretically beneficial) I would be in the very overweight/borderline obese column at just under 200lbs. Given that even in very good shape, which I am certainly a long long way from right now, I was always 20lbs into the obese column, it's certainly an issue for normal people who just have more muscle mass, be that natural or developed, than others.
Bottom line is that a simple height/weight matrix is an utterly asinine way of sorting out health, capability, "image", or anything else stated or implied in this issue, and hospitals have the ability to do far more effective testing for anything that is relevant to the job.
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I have seen more than a few over weight nurses. This is just one more example of
sarcasmo
Mar 2012
#4
Having taking the wife to numerous hospitals the last four years, I think you are
sarcasmo
Mar 2012
#11
obesity relevant to the malnourished Belgian peasants of a century ago that is.
dmallind
Mar 2012
#17
Personally, I think it's appalling how many overweight people are in the medical profession
NV Whino
Mar 2012
#8
If being overweight inhibits the ability to do the job then I believe that is just...but not just
Klukie
Mar 2012
#23
245 at 5' 10" is overweight let alone 245 at 5' 5". I''m 6" 0" and 223 and that is overweight.
Monk06
Mar 2012
#28
Obviously I'm not talking about professional athletes. I'm talking about ordinary people who
Monk06
Mar 2012
#30
I will agree body mass and height weight ratios do cloud the obesity issue. On the otherhand
Monk06
Mar 2012
#38