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Originally Posted by Hasbinbad
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"The overlying issue is the same criteria for BMI are used across the board," said Joshua Ode, a Ph.D. student in the MSU Department of Kinesiology and an assistant professor of kinesiology at Saginaw Valley. "Whether you're an athlete or a 75-year-old man, all the same cut points are used."
"BMI should be used cautiously when classifying fatness, especially among college-age people," said Jim Pivarnik, an MSU professor of kinesiology and epidemiology. "It really doesn't do a good job of saying how fat a person really is."
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/64577.php |
This reminded me of
this, which a chiropractor I went to years ago still uses, along with homeopathy and a potpourri of other dubious diagnostic procedures.
I'm
this close to starting a R&F thread about chiropractic medicine, just to see who might run to their aid.