TL;DR; Reagan changed policy and attitudes, and immigrants tend to be shorter

  • hydroptic@sopuli.xyz
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    9 months ago

    Yeah I guess that could explain some of that 41%, but some American cops really do seem pretty obese. Feels like firefighters likely aren’t a huge part of that 41%

    • No_Ones_Slick_Like_Gaston@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      Anyone who’s muscular without being Mr. Olympia is over that threshold. The problem here should be fitness and fast percentage and not weight as a measure proportional to your height.

      Is the indicator that’s wrong.