Researchers in Italy compared the tool to scans which provide an analysis of fat, muscle and bone in the body
The Body Mass Index (BMI) system may be misdiagnosing people as overweight or obese, according to a study.
Researchers in Italy compared the tool – which measures body fat based on height and weight – to scans providing an analysis of fat, muscle, and bone.
The study, published in the journal Nutrients, involved 1,351 adults referred to the University of Verona’s Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences.
Whenever I see someone say that ThE bMi Is InAcCuRaTe I wonder if they have actually seen healthy strong people being classified as unhealthy because of their BMI. I’ve somehow got the impression that outside of people with eating disorders you should kind of know whether you are obese or not.
When I’m a fat fuck (which I coincidentally am) I know that. The BMI gives me a rough goalpost of where I should be. And if after dieting and working out regularly I suddenly am “overweight” but actually incredibly strong and feel good, I’m not going to look at the BMI any longer. I’m gonna look in the mirror and say hell yeah!
I have, repeatedly.
We know BMI is inaccurate because it was first created ~200 years ago and is a population metric.
Your camel case just exposes your own ignorance - a 10 second search would’ve eliminated your ignorance and hubris.
This doesn’t account for cardiovascular markers. Having a low body fat and high weight eg 170cm 120kg bodybuilder isn’t healthy; blood pressure and bloodwork would show that.
Defining healthy weight is a complex problem that we have no clear answer for. BMI is a reasonably broad tool to start with. It is a starting point, not a rule. In today’s culture of an obesity epidemic and obesity acceptance, it’s easy to get sidetracked and use this data as an excuse.
My BMI is 26 and I should be happy with that because I work out about 9h a week, maintain around 15-20% body fat and my VO2 is in the “excellent” range for the age group younger than me. But my blood pressure is knocking on pre-hypertension, so I’m going to drop a few kilos and see if it helps.
