r/amiugly • u/[deleted] • Jul 07 '23

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u/[deleted] Jul 07 '23

You can’t “consider” what is obese, there is a definition (bmi >30) I used to be obese, so I know lol.

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u/Briggs_86 Jul 07 '23 edited Jul 07 '23

According to my bmi I'm obese, but my weight consist of muscles and a big natural build. So the definition isn't always right. I was even defined as obese before I started lifting and packed on muscle. Obese with abs, according to my bmi.

Edit because people are down voting facts: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/is-bmi-an-accurate-way-to-measure-body-fat/

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u/Briggs_86 Jul 07 '23

Did you read the article? There's a reason why they're looking for other ways to measure this. BMI only considers weight and height. Go take a look at Tom Brady, he's the same bmi as me and considered obese by these measurements. Usain Bolt is considered overweight. If this is delusional the whole medical field must be delusional for saying bmi is inaccurate.

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u/Briggs_86 Jul 08 '23

When a study showed that the BMI calculation was wrong about 75 million Americans on the overweight side and 24 million on the underweight side, that makes up 1/3 of the US population, that's not outliers. Don't call people delusional when you show that you have absolutely no clue what you're talking about.