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by robertlagrant 1045 days ago
> I do however think BMI has its flaws and that those flaws are pretty significant when it comes to assessing individual health.

While this is not untrue, I don't understand why people single out BMI as a measure to criticise. No measure is perfect, or even particularly good in many cases, and yet it's BMI that gets it.

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It's easy. Its an excuse to not lose weight.