More than 75% of US adults may meet criteria for obesity under new definition: Study

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4. BMI is junk science

There is absolutely no scientific evidence to support BMI as an accurate assessment of a "healthy" weight.
My spouse and I are perfect examples. Despite appearances, our blood chemistry is perfect and heart, lungs, liver and kidneys are functioning normally. Leg and feet joints are a little beat up to be fair but that's it and mine is mostly due to a lot of hiking, walking and falling. We are otherwise in good condition, not taking any maintenance meds for things like blood sugar or high blood pressure.

The idea of using waist measurement sounds even less scientifically accurate than BMI.