Anybody using Smart Body Mass Index instead of BMI?
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Being at a healthy BMI does not make me magically healthy.
If I happen to be magically healthy, it is very much more likely than not that my weight happens to be somewhere in the healthy BMI range for my height.
As I get older there seems to be convincing enough evidence that this extends into the low overweight range. This is taken into consideration by the smartbmi algorithm
BMI is a quick screening tool. Not a health judgment.
It can still serve as a useful guide especially for mes like me who spent a lifetime above that range and maybe even for others1 -
Nope. The only thing that interests me is visceral fat and if I'm going to allow anything to influence my thinking it will be how big my waist is in relationship to my height. Anything close to 50% is probably something you want to put in your sights and take more seriously. If your waist is much higher percentage wise then you don't need a guideline to tell you you need to lose weight. A mirror works too. imo.
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In the country I live currently bmi tends to have a correction for age. Meaning a higher bmi is still considered normal when you're older. It's a bit odd, but ho hum. Just thought I mention it.0
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