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i'm surprised folks don't know this in the year of our lord 2026! BMI is flawed because: - it's based on stats only from white males - it doesn't take into account weight of muscle vs. fat like at all - doesn't indicate metabolic health at all - assessments based on it do more harm than good

BMI a poor metric for measuring people’s health, say experts | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthClinicians should pull back on the widespread use of body mass index (BMI) as a metric for assessing people’s health because it can lead to patient distrust and delayed care, say some health experts.hsph.harvard.edu