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BMI is known as a very bad measure
by Mauricebranagh 5y ago
BMI is known as a very bad measure
- sharken 5y agoSo what is a better measure ?
- vehemenz 5y agoWaistline to height ratio measures unhealthy weight better than BMI.
- maccard 5y agoFor anyone who isn't a bodybuilder and is between 5'0 and 6'3 BMI is a pretty damn good estimate.
- Symmetry 5y agoUse height to the 2.5th power as the denominator rather than height squared.
- goodpoint 5y agoBFP is the real deal: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index#Limitations https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index#Limitations (however the statistics on BMI vs mortality as still completely valid)
- wing-_-nuts 5y agoGreat now let's figure out how to measure BFP across the entire population the way we can with BMI. Every guide i've seen either uses expensive displacement equipment or trained professionals with calipers. That doesn't scale nearly as well as a height / weight calculation
- goodpoint 5y ago> Great now let's figure out how to measure BFP across the entire population the way we can with BMI I never said that. I said the opposite.
- blunte 5y agoBMI is a fairly decent measure for folks who don't work out or otherwise build excess muscle. And since that's _most_ Americans, BMI is a good starting point to use when judging health fitness.
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- Tenoke 5y agoBMI is known to be a bad measure for outliers (e.g. bodybuilders) and just a ballpark rather than exact but for most people there's a pretty decent correlation between BMI and body fat percentage or whatever you prefer.