Chapter
The BMI's Failings as a Health Measure
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The Body Mass Index (BMI) has numerous failings as a health measure, as it is a quantitative measure that fails to account for the diversity in body types and shapes. Moreover, its limitations suggest that more qualitative measures may be needed to determine the health status of individuals.
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The idea that BMI was a useful measure of obesity is flawed, as it fails to account for individual diversity and has become a problematic standard for people to measure their health against.
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BMI
Summary
The idea that BMI was a useful measure of obesity is flawed, as it fails to account for individual diversity and has become a problematic standard for people to measure their health against.