arstechnica ,
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BMI is an imperfect but useful measure in kids, study finds

Kids with high BMI were 29 times more likely to have high fat mass, study finds

https://arstechnica.com/science/2024/06/bmi-is-an-imperfect-but-useful-measure-in-kids-study-finds/?utm_brand=arstechnica&utm_social-type=owned&utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

Lampa ,
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@arstechnica Fat kids fat: tonight at 11

wndlb ,
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@arstechnica What about the convicted felon’s BMI of 26.1? Gives us all something to aspire to, no?

MisuseCase ,
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@arstechnica The AMA has deprecated BMI as a primary diagnostic indicator because it doesn't give an accurate picture of patient health and drives misdiagnosis and medical neglect. Are these people trying to bring it back?

Also kids tend to chunk up before they have growth spurts. Using BMI doesn't take this into account.

yohannon ,
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@arstechnica Fun fact: "BMI" isn't imperfect, it's completely unfounded in any medical or scientific sense.

But hey, let's fat shame the kids early, why don't we? "Baby's First Ozempic"

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