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I dunno, basing life decisions off a metric that has a fudge factor built into it to make the regression work feels sub-optimal to me.
by tclancy 9mo ago
I dunno, basing life decisions off a metric that has a fudge factor built into it to make the regression work feels sub-optimal to me.
- XorNot 9mo agoBMI underestimates in most cases and your body fat is higher then the chart would predict. When people say "oh BMI isn't accurate" it means you are more overweight then it suggests unless you are literally an extreme body builder.
- Spivak 9mo agoThis underestimation has a name, "Normal Weight Obesity." Known by the slang "hot guy/girl fit" where the person looks like they would be physically fit because they're skinny but there's no muscle under there.