Actually, it appears BMI is more accurate for women than for men. I'm guessing because men have more variability in their muscle mass. Overall, I think BMI loo

Actually, it appears BMI is more accurate for women than for men. I'm guessing because men have more variability in their muscle mass. Overall, I think BMI looks like a pretty useful metric considering how easy it is to measure. That would explain why it sticks around despite being frequently criticized. See charts 2.A and 2.B in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877506/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2877506/