What did the researchers have to do before they could compare the BMIs of inmates to professional bodybuilders?

First, they had to weigh the pros and cons.

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Doctors are moving away from BMI for diagnosing obesity

I think the earlier challenges in comprehensive diagnosis came from the difficulty in getting results from patients. BMI is so easy it's automatic.

Meanwhile, getting body fat percentage required calipers or an intensive water displacement test. The distribution of body fat is never concrete; when does back fat stop and butt fat begin? Then, negative physiological effects of these two is the third indicator. Those need a host of diagnoses.

We are moving to a time when getting those figures has never been easier and thus could have never before been done on a large scale.

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When my Dad measured his BMI

He peered at the results, curious but clearly not very concerned. 25.8. Just in the overweight region.

He looked at me and said with a wry smile: "damn, I gotta grow".

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Dad-joked Mom on Mother's Day

Mom was talking about weight loss issues she was having and said to my father: "Well, your BMI is lower than mine now."

Dad looked at me and said: "BMI? Bowel Movement Index?"

Me: "And it's lower than mom's, which we kind of knew any way because she's full of shit."

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