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> I do however think BMI has its flaws and that those flaws are pretty significant when it comes to assessing individual health.

While this is not untrue, I don't understand why people single out BMI as a measure to criticise. No measure is perfect, or even particularly good in many cases, and yet it's BMI that gets it.



It's easy. Its an excuse to not lose weight.




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