I met a couple of nursing students the next day (while visiting a college campus). They approached me and asked me to fill out a little survey about my health. My answers on the form probably looked contradictory: I wrote my perceived health as very healthy, yet I had to mark "overweight" for the BMI question.
Having said all this, I don't hate the body mass index chart/system. It doesn't work well for me or other muscular individuals. But most people don't have high BMI numbers due to muscle mass. This system is just a quick, easy way for the average Joe/Jane to have some idea of his/her ideal weight range.
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BMI charts are a tool used for diagnosing the masses, but they only take into account part of the equation. I think it is funny that a body builder with 7% body fat can be labled obese. I agree with you that it has it's purpose, but there are definitely better ways to monitor your weight than body mass index tables.
Tom, I think waist measurement would be another quick way to gauge health that is more accurate. But I guess BMI is popular because it only requires you to know your height and weight (not even a tape measure required).
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