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BMI (Body Mass Index)

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Health metric defended against claims it's inaccurate for muscular people, argued to actually underestimate obesity

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"My sibling is a full-time professional athlete, works out every single day of the year including Christmas, is built like a brick wall, and is... literally 1 pound overweight. Studies have shown that if anything, BMI underestimates how fat people are. A good number of people who are in a healthy BMI"
"In fact, the low end of overweight (25-27 BMI) is actually a healthier range in terms of longevity compared to the low end of normal (18.5-20 BMI) or the slightly underweight range (17 BMI-18.5 BMI). Just a PSA for the 18 BMI chainsmoking alcoholics who take pride in having a low BMI."
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