> But also BMI is a crap metric, since it doesn't account for percent fat / muscle. Sure, but for some reason everyone assumes BMI overstates obesity. The opp

> But also BMI is a crap metric, since it doesn't account for percent fat / muscle. Sure, but for some reason everyone assumes BMI overstates obesity. The opposite is more likely true. Strength and muscle mass are declining as waist size increases. One study looked at this. BMI found ~30% of the participants were obese. But a body fat analysis showed 60% were obese! Staggering difference, but in wrong direction https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0033308 https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal...