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ColdStreamyesterday at 10:34 PM1 replyview on HN

Yeah BMI is sort of a 'good enough' technique but also has some very obvious areas that it can miss. If you fall outside the typical fat to muscle ratio is a good example.


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XorNotyesterday at 10:45 PM

Which for the majority of the population isn't relevant.

The people most obsessed with "BMI isn't accurate" are overweight people making excuses for themselves.