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I've read in a few places that BMI can be inaccurate too. Wondering if anyone has any good articles or perspective that dig into this some more: 1. Is it a "go
by wiremine 5y ago
I've read in a few places that BMI can be inaccurate too. Wondering if anyone has any good articles or perspective that dig into this some more:
1. Is it a "good enough" metric?
2. Is it "wildly inaccurate" for most, or just some outliers?
- twelve40 5y agoIf you are ripped af and most of your body mass is muscles then yes your high BMI can be safely ignored. For everyone else, it's definitely a "good enough" reflection of their bad habits.
- JshWright 5y agoBMI can be inaccurate for an individual. That's because it was never designed as a metric to be applied to individuals, but rather to populations. This page is an example of BMI being used appropriately.
- dragonwriter 5y ago> I've read in a few places that BMI can be inaccurate too BMI can't be inaccurate, though conclusions drawn naively from it can be.