"BMI also ignores the health problems among the “skinny fat” (or “overfat” or “normal-weight obese”).Health is more strongly correlated with body-fat percentage and distribution than with overall weight, but getting an accurate measure of one’s muscle-to-fat ratio is not especially simple—and still draws focus to body image in ways that can introduce its own risks of eating disorders, depression..."
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