Your regular reminder that BMI is bullshit, it was invented 200 years ago by a guy who wasn't a health professional and only used white western European men in his study. It does not measure individual health, it does nothing more than tell you the average height to weight ratio of a white cis male. Basically useless.
@MnemosyneSinger@noam I had this reminder when I went to what is considered the best medical facility in the world for a specific operation. They said I’d need to lose fat before they could consider me, which I get, but then cited my BMI as the evidence for that conclusion, which made me wonder how they have such a glowing reputation.
Even logically the BMI is dumb. Muscle is more dense than fat. If I was a body builder, the BMI would suggest I was still unfit. 🤷♂️
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