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by Clubber 2003 days ago
As the country gets more fit, and that fat turns into muscle, what happens to the BMI? It either gets higher or stays the same, right? Certainly a good measure to perpetuate a crisis.
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Let's cross that bridge when we get there.

In the meantime, I more regularly see the people whose BMI is highly correlated with their body fat percentage; and, one of those requires a scale and a number that doesn't change after your early 20s. The other one requires a tape measure, calipers or an immersion pool.