re: CDC: 80% of Covid-19 hospitalizations were from overweight or obese people...

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BMI is a poor measure of health, IMO.


BMI is great for the vast majority of Americans. 90%+

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Yeah, BMI isn’t as effective at the individual level. It’s a community measurement and is based on averages. If you have a high BMI, though, the likelihood that you need to drop some weight is pretty high. Few people are so muscle bound that they can justify being “overweight” on the BMI index.