bedast,
@bedast@squirrelmob.com avatar

Did you know BMI is a dumb ratio?

I don't mean the concept itself is dumb. I mean it's literally a ratio involving weight and height. That's it. No other context.

I had a gym rat of a boss with 11% body fat with an obesity BMI due to dense muscle.

I guarantee you Kim Kardashian, with her absurdly small waist line, but large butt and chest, has an obesity BMI.

Body composition is a way more accurate measure. BMI doesn't measure body composition, no matter what others will tell you.

#Fitness

fraying,
@fraying@xoxo.zone avatar

@bedast Yes! There's a great Maintenance Phase about this: https://maintenancephase.buzzsprout.com/1411126/8963468-the-body-mass-index

bedast,
@bedast@squirrelmob.com avatar

@fraying I’ll have to give this a listen! Might be share-worthy in one of my communities.

fraying,
@fraying@xoxo.zone avatar

@bedast It's a good one. Fascinating insight on the history of the measurement. (Spoiler: it was never meant to measure individuals!)

bedast,
@bedast@squirrelmob.com avatar

@fraying One problematic statement I heard: “...lifestyle diseases, right, of like diabetes…”

It's interesting to hear the history of BMI, but they should be careful about labeling an entire class of complex diseases as a choice.

fraying,
@fraying@xoxo.zone avatar

@bedast uh, you don’t know this podcast, do you? Keep listening.

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