Why We Should Not Depend on BMI Only
- BMI is not an accurate predictor of health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.
- In addition, BMI cannot accurately predict the health of different demographics and races because it was created with data from only white Europeans.
- Measurements that are more accurate than BMI at predicting health outcomes include blood pressure, waist circumference, and cholesterol levels.
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- Waist-to-hip ratio: measures abdominal fat. It's convenient but does NOT consider different body shapes/muscle & bone mass.
- Body fat percentage: dinguishes between fat mass & fat-free mass and more accurate
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