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Definitely, muscle mass was one of my main points. BMI tries to indicate body fat percentage but fails somewhat miserably for a lot of people. A better thing
by timf 17y ago
Definitely, muscle mass was one of my main points. BMI tries to indicate body fat percentage but fails somewhat miserably for a lot of people. A better thing is to have a real body fat percentage number.
- Retric 17y agoBMI is a poor indicator of overall heath. However, because it's easy to find someone’s weight and height it's often used as a poor substitute for a wide range of things. Especially when looking at large populations. Muscle mass is not really less harmful than body fat when looking at many diseases. Often what’s really important is your fitness level at other times it’s just a question of your mass. EX: Your hips don't really care about body fat v muscle mass it's all just weight to them. PS: I would suggest individuals ignore BMI and talk with their doctor to find both their ideal weight, and what a reasanable range for their body type is.
- timf 17y agoYeah, I deliberately wrote "this aspect of health" (how "overweight" you are) and am avoiding commenting on overall health, it's a whole other issue (and I think it is impossible to get enough good data from a population of startup founders to even begin to say anything in general about them).