The BMI scale is innacurate
The BMI scale cannot be applied to everyone (especially women & POC) because it was developed by studying European men — and thus does not take into account racial & sex differences.
It is also an inaccurate measure of body fat content because it does not take into account muscle mass, bone density & overall body composition.
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