Researchers in Italy compared the tool to scans which provide an analysis of fat, muscle and bone in the body

Researchers in Italy compared the tool to scans which provide an analysis of fat, muscle and bone in the body

The Body Mass Index (BMI) system may be misdiagnosing people as overweight or obese, according to a study.

Researchers in Italy compared the tool – which measures body fat based on height and weight – to scans providing an analysis of fat, muscle, and bone.

The study, published in the journal Nutrients, involved 1,351 adults referred to the University of Verona’s Department of Neurosciences, Biomedicine and Movement Sciences.

  • Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I wonder if they have actually seen healthy strong people being classified as unhealthy because of their BMI

    Technically my BMI has me clasified as obese. I also spend most if my days doing fairly physical work and the last time I went swiming in the ocean I learned that apparently I’m dense enough to sink in salt water. On every other measurement of health (BP, cholesterol, A1C, etc) I always test perfectly. I have no longstanding health issues outside of an ADHD diagnosis. So I would say that I’m an otherwise healthy person whos BMI clasifies them as unhealthy.

    Now could I do with losing a bit of fat? Definitely, and I have done it before but even at my absolute skiniest I was still classified as overweight per my BMI despite having basically no visible body fat. Plus the measures I had to take to get down to that weight were also fucking up my other health metrics.