Body mass index is a measurement taken by dividing body weight in kilograms by height in meters squared. The metric was developed to estimate a normal body weight depending on an individual’s height, given that taller people tend to weigh more.
, adults with a BMI of 25 had a body fat percentage ranging from 14% to 35% for men, and 26% to 42% for women.
Ultimately, BMI cannot provide doctors with precise information about the portion of body weight comprised of body fat, nor can it tell us how that fat is distributed in the body. But this distribution is important because research has shown that fat stored around the internal organs hasYou can’t tell if someone is healthy just by looking at their body weight, and using BMI alone to determine if someone is healthy can be misleading.
Further, just as a variety of health factors may affect the accuracy of BMI to predict how much body fat someone has, health outcomes
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