YSK that there's a better index than the BMI to measure obesity called the Body Roundness Index
YSK that there's a better index than the BMI to measure obesity called the Body Roundness Index
www.nytimes.com /2024/09/06/health/body-roundness-index-bmi.html
"The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index." Article unfortunately doesn't give the freaking formula for chrissakes; it's "364.2 − 365.5 × √(1 − [waist circumference in centimeters / 2π]2 / [0.5 × height in centimeters]2), according to the formula developed by Thomas et al.10"
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This is the ideal male body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like.
Don’t skip scarf day
As an overweight 35 year old who wore skinny jeans: I feel this.
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