BMI is a crock of shit. Even the inventor of it admitted that it was not an exact measure of anything. It’s sad that employers use it for anything. My employer offers employees discounts on their health insurance premiums if they meet certain criteria.
Every year I meet 6 out of 7 but consistently can’t get under their 26% BMI number despite a medically-certified body composition test certifying I’m at 23%. They only weigh us and measure our height and use the garbage graph that shows I’m at 31% despite being 6’2” with a 1-rep bench max of 315 and run a 6 minute mile.
Muscle is more dense and thus heavier than fat. These charts don’t account for that or bone density.
My husband is almost 6’4”; the BMI chart for him is really not on target. (He’s been at the weight shown on there; and at that weight he looked like a scarecrow.) - For me; however, the women’s BMI chart is probably pretty close to correct. I also am over that “ideal” weight. - I’m in my 70th year and am gonna eat what I want within reason.
That’s exactly right. The BMI is a simple metric for tracking health trends in populations over time. It’s a statisical tool that was never designed to have meaning when applied to individuals.