Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 天前Was there ever a scientific proof about the BMI scale that it worked? If so in the term of science how come it got discredited so fast? And why not faster?message-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down19
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWas there ever a scientific proof about the BMI scale that it worked? If so in the term of science how come it got discredited so fast? And why not faster?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 14 天前message-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareanamethatisntlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·14 天前The intended use is to get a quick overview of populations and it works great there. For individuals the Waist to Height ratio and Waist to Hip ratios are better quick scan controls.
minus-squareApytele@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 天前It’s also good as an estimate if you hugely widen what’s taken as normal. 80 is just too damn high and 12 for an adult is just too damn low.
minus-squareanamethatisntlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 天前I mean, sure, but unless the physician is blind is bmi really needed at that point? :)
The intended use is to get a quick overview of populations and it works great there. For individuals the Waist to Height ratio and Waist to Hip ratios are better quick scan controls.
It’s also good as an estimate if you hugely widen what’s taken as normal. 80 is just too damn high and 12 for an adult is just too damn low.
I mean, sure, but unless the physician is blind is bmi really needed at that point? :)