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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]bmi seems like a very blunt tool. Body fat and visceral fat would be better indicators no? My bmi is 21 but really lost a lot of muscle in past few years and am trying to put on muscle now, trainer is really pushing me to eat more protein (and more in general as I am chronic undereater). I also think as you get older having a bit more weight is good. I see how fast my mom drops weight when she’s not feeling well and how frail the old people in her assisted living facility are.[/quote]

It is acknowledged as a blunt tool because it’s easy to figure out. The other measures not so much.

And a blunt tool that is very effective. People just don’t like the result.

Sure as you are over the age of 65, carrying some extra weight is probably not a bad idea. As in don’t be at the lower end of normal or underweight. That doesn’t translate to 27+ BMI being a good idea; nor does it indicate 26-27 is somehow ideal as people here have proposed without actually reading ONE source study review they believe supports that view. [/quote]

It’s really not hard for Doctors to measure your bone density and then give you an appropriate BMI scale.

Also, hip ratio is much better measurement and just as quick. The problem is skinny girls who are low in BMI and have very small hips. Don’t like that measurement.

It’s not hard to have different measurements for different body types. The military has done it.

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