BMI is a flawed method for measuring obesity since a high percentage of muscle mass may give a high BMI. Many studies included in the review also include waist circumference in addition to BMI.
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It certainly is flawed on an individual level but in large population studies variations in fat vs muscle mask average out and the BMI is just as good as height divided by weight circumference.
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It certainly is flawed on an individual level but in large population studies variations in fat vs muscle mask average out and the BMI is just as good as height divided by weight circumference.