BMI really wasn't thought of for individuals >The interest in an index that measures body fat came with observed increasing obesity in prosperous Western socie

BMI really wasn't thought of for individuals >The interest in an index that measures body fat came with observed increasing obesity in prosperous Western societies. Keys explicitly judged BMI as appropriate for population studies and inappropriate for individual evaluation. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index