2 авг. 2024 г. · BMI does not consider a person's body fat, fat distribution, or muscle mass. Two people with the same BMI could have very different body ...

29 июл. 2020 г. · While BMI provides a convenient and simple tool for understanding disease risk, it doesn't provide a full or entirely accurate picture of ...

5 мая 2023 г. · As a single measure, BMI is clearly not a perfect measure of health. But it's still a useful starting point for important conditions that become more likely ...

21 янв. 2021 г. · BMI is not an accurate way to measure body weight or health because it does not account for body fat percentage or body fat distribution.

4 авг. 2023 г. · The CDC describes BMI as a “screening tool” that is not intended to diagnose excess body fat or weight-related illnesses, such as high blood ...

26 нояб. 2019 г. · BMI values between 18.5 and 24.9 are considered normal. Values between 25 and 30 are considered overweight, and values greater than 30 are considered obese.

8 янв. 2024 г. · Studies have also shown that BMI can mislabel a person's health when compared to objective measures, like results from tests for cholesterol ...

BMI's association with health risk is inconsistent and varies with age, sex, and ethnicity, and BMI does not assess risk related to body fat distribution.

"The number is not meant to define someone's health. It's meant to guide their care where it needs to go."