[edaus]

Everyone seems interested only in weight loss. But the scale is just a poor proxy for what people actually care about ( looks, health or physical aptitude ). Your bodyweight remaining the same while gaining muscle should also be a huge win since that's building muscle, bone density and losing fat.

Do people actually just want to lose weight momentarily through diet? Instead of keeping it off long term, which is way easier achievable through diet + exercise?

Also no mention of body composition, bone density and cardiovascular health, which should be the actual metrics, instead of the proxy used for them.

[LoganDark]

I'm interested in weight loss because my BMI is over 30 which is considered obese regardless of whether it's muscle or not. I should not have a third of this weight. A couple years ago, I bought an electric scooter and it could not carry me because of the weight, so I ended up having to return it. Nowdays I have one that costs four times more and can carry me, but I still weigh much more than I should!

[fcpk]

this is true for weight loss while in a mostly health range. it isn't true for people with high BMIs. for them the scale is a mostly direct match to health and how they look

[yakikka]

I think they are also at risk from the BMI simplification and the goal as presented in the article. The wrong crash diet approach can be raising their % body fat while lowering their BMI. If they weren't weight lifters that's probably putting them in a high risk group that isn't usually identified in studies.