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Q) I have an obese BMI, what should I do?
BMI is not suitable for making judgements about individuals, so shouldn't be used to label you as 'obese'. If you're concerned about your health, it's best to focus on doing more 'healthy things', not on losing weight!
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Q) I'm a scientist, what should I used instead of BMI?
Depends on your aims, but a better measure of 'fat dangerous to health' would be waist circumference. If all you have is weight and height, examine weight conditional on height (&/or height^2) not BMI!
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Q) I'm a clinician, what should I use instead of BMI?
A better measure of 'fat dangerous to health' is waist circumference. But you should never judge a person based on one piece of information. Consider the overall profile e.g. race, family history, lifestyle
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Q) Why is BMI unsuitable for scientific study?
A) Because you are not interested in the joint effect of weight and 1/height^2. If the purpose of BMI was to create a measure of weight that is independent of height, it failed. BMI is STRONGLY determined by height.
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Q) Why is BMI unsuitable for individual clinical judgements?
A) Simply put, it's not enough information. You cannot make valid inferences about individuals based on population trends. The idea of saying someone is 'obese' based on BMI alone is practically useless.
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My request for 2023: stop using BMI.
If you're a member of the public, using it to suggest an 'ideal' weight: STOP.
If you're a clinician, using it to judge someone's weight: STOP.
If you're a scientist, using it as a proxy for adiposity: STOP.
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