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BMI is a deeply flawed measure.

It caters to a very specific body-type.

Highly muscular people are usually classified as "obese" according to BMI.

That such a deeply flawed measure achieved mainstream acceptance is quite the achievement.



While your point is true, I'm confident in saying that vast majority of the 42.4% of Americans who have an obese BMI are not highly muscular.


this affects such a small amount of people in practice and is not related to the obesity problem. yes if you are less than 10% BF your BMI might be overweight. this isn’t why obesity rates are high. for almost everyone BMI is an excellent starting point




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