Thursday, May 5, 2011 3:40:31 PM
BMI is only a poor indicator of health when 1) a person is naturally a very muscular or big boned individual (think Norse God) or if a person, through exercise, has significantly decreased their body fat and increased their muscle size (muscle weighs more than fat)
For 95% of the people (illustrative stat only), it is accurate.
Thursday, May 5, 2011 7:00:51 AM
Hang on, if it's only below the 95th percentile, wouldn`t that make the thin one the norm? If being fat was the norm, the thin one would have to be under the 30th or so to be insulted.
Thursday, May 5, 2011 2:53:51 AM
"Hmm, I play lots of games.. eat when I can.. and yet I remain at ~ 165 lbs, which is underweight for me.. am I broken?"
Rapid metabolism.
To push fat people, gain 10kg and say: "If I can gain 10kg with a rapid metabolism, fat people can lose 5kg with a slow metabolism. Forced eating is a lot harder than not eating." And it will be true.