Comment by tclancy
13 days ago
I dunno, basing life decisions off a metric that has a fudge factor built into it to make the regression work feels sub-optimal to me.
13 days ago
I dunno, basing life decisions off a metric that has a fudge factor built into it to make the regression work feels sub-optimal to me.
BMI underestimates in most cases and your body fat is higher then the chart would predict.
When people say "oh BMI isn't accurate" it means you are more overweight then it suggests unless you are literally an extreme body builder.
This underestimation has a name, "Normal Weight Obesity." Known by the slang "hot guy/girl fit" where the person looks like they would be physically fit because they're skinny but there's no muscle under there.