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[manly]

Instead of BMI, doctors should measure body fat percentage:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/health/bmi-versus-body-fat-wellness

 

[Fenixgoon]

Instead of BMI, doctors should measure body fat percentage:

https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/24/health/bmi-versus-body-fat-wellness

no disagreement but body fat % is harder to measure. BMI is very easy. it works at the population level but is terrible when an individual has an "extreme" physique like a lot of muscle mass. i wouldn't be surprised if most athletes that perform a lot of strength training are "obese" by BMI standards despite being in incredible physical condition.

 

[Pens1566]

no disagreement but body fat % is harder to measure. BMI is very easy. it works at the population level but is terrible when an individual has an "extreme" physique like a lot of muscle mass. i wouldn't be surprised if most athletes that perform a lot of strength training are "obese" by BMI standards despite being in incredible physical condition.

You don't even need to go to "athletes" ... 5-9 170 is "overweight".

 

[nakedfrog]

no disagreement but body fat % is harder to measure. BMI is very easy. it works at the population level but is terrible when an individual has an "extreme" physique like a lot of muscle mass. i wouldn't be surprised if most athletes that perform a lot of strength training are "obese" by BMI standards despite being in incredible physical condition.

They did a caliper test when I was in the military to check body fat (good for those muscular folks). My current scale has sensors and a body fat calculation, no idea how accurate it is but when I look at image representation of people with my body fat level, it seems fairly accurate.

 

[hal2kilo]

The whole thing with the military Fat Boy programs all turned into a joke by the time I retired from working with the Navy, Lot of Chiefs looked like the Chiefs of old (pre-Fat Boy) when I first started working back in 1980. (retention issues)