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What are the pros and cons of the BMI?
Body Mass Index Advantages and Disadvantages
- Advantages: Accurate Measurements Across a Group.
- Disadvantage: BMI Misses Normal Weight Obesity.
- Disadvantages: BMI Overestimates Risk for Some.
- Take a Holistic Approach to Measurements.
What is a disadvantage of using BMI to measure body composition?
BMI (body mass index), which is based on the height and weight of a person, is an inaccurate measure of body fat content and does not take into account muscle mass, bone density, overall body composition, and racial and sex differences, say researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania.
What are the limitations of BMI for athletes?
The limits are: It may overestimate body fat in athletes and others who have a muscular build. It may underestimate body fat in older persons and others who have lost muscle mass.
What BMI is considered overweight?
The standard Overweight Definition. For adults, a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 or more is considered overweight and a BMI of 30 or more is considered obese.
What are problems with the BMI measurement?
The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be used to indicate the level of fatness in an individual.
How accurate is body mass index, or BMI?
BMI is not an accurate predictor of health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution. In addition, BMI cannot accurately predict the health of different demographics and races because it was created with data from only white Europeans.
What you should know about the BMI?
The body mass index (BMI) is the body mass or weight (kg) divided by the square of the body height (m). The unit of BMI is kg/m 2. The formula had already been proposed by the Belgian mathematician, Adolphe Quetelet, in the nineteenth century.