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Also seems to not mention that the biggest inaccuracy of BMI is that it tends to underestimate the rate of obesity (bodybuilders with the opposite problem are a
by streptomycin 3y ago
Also seems to not mention that the biggest inaccuracy of BMI is that it tends to underestimate the rate of obesity (bodybuilders with the opposite problem are a rounding error in population-level statistics, many more people have very low muscle).
- brightlancer 3y agoIt does, though it's almost in passing: "For instance, Asian people tend to be at a greater risk of conditions such as heart disease at lower BMIs than are white people, probably owing to differences in body-fat percentage and distribution. The WHO recommends that Asian populations use lower BMI cut-offs for overweight and obesity, which several Asia-Pacific countries now do."