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.
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.
Cite?
Fatty liver predicts the risk for cardiovascular events in middle-aged population: a population-based cohort study
Obesity and Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes Following Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study
Yes, we have to try many different metrics and see which ones work best and for what purposes.
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.
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.
Cite?
Fatty liver predicts the risk for cardiovascular events in middle-aged population: a population-based cohort study
Obesity and Inpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes Following Knee Arthroplasty: A Multicenter Study
Yes, we have to try many different metrics and see which ones work best and for what purposes.