Tall people are often calculated as being obese as well. BMI has me at 30.8 because I am 6’2" and weight 240lbs. I have a 34" waist however and constantly moving.
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4lan@lemmy.world 2 years agoaccording to BMI bodybuilders are morbidly obese lol
The_v@lemmy.world 2 years ago
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 years ago
You have to be ~a top 1% individual for BMI to not work for you and that’s literally just what an outlier is lmaooo.
kSPvhmTOlwvMd7Y7E@lemmy.world 2 years ago
But maybe linux conference is being attended by bodybuilders? I want to believe 👽
Zipitydew@sh.itjust.works 2 years ago
I’m 6’4" 210. Considered overweight per BMI chart. I do not have dad bod.
Fit people with the obese designation as you say being a fluke is true. Because you have to be massive to hit that. I’d need to put on another 35 lbs to reach it. Which I’m not interested in. I just want to be healthy. Not swole.
So I agree with your point on obese range. The common criticism comes from there being many more people like me who hit the overweight range. But I don’t know anyone in my fitness pals group who cares after laughing it off the first time.
GiveMemes@jlai.lu 2 years ago
Fun fact: "6′4″ is well above average for a man, in the 98.9th percentile. ie only 1.1% of men are 6′4″ or taller in the US. " from a quick google search :p
But yeah I totally get your point. I’m a fitness guy myself but I just feel like people are too quick to dismiss BMI when for a dead easy and simple method it’s generally useful. I’d also hope that anybody who would be making decisions about BMI (went through med/PA or at least nursing school) would be able to think critically about the individual they’re evaluating too but that might be wishful thinking lol
The_v@lemmy.world 2 years ago
A better estimation is waist to height ratio. If your waist is more than 50% of your height, you have an issue. It tracks a lot better with cardiovascular disease and diabetes risks than BMI.