Reasons Why I Hate the BMI Scale

If you search for "BMI" on Google, the first site that pops up is the U.S. National Institute of Health's a BMI (body mass index) calculator. The site reads "Body mass index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women". Except it's not. Body mass index is a simple calculation of height and weight; it has nothing to do with body fat. While one can infer that if someone weighs more, they are carrying more body fat, it's not always the case. The Canadian Diabetes Association describes BMI a bit better. Their website states "BMI is not used for muscle builders, long distance athletes, pregnant women, the elderly or young children. This is because BMI does not take into account whether the weight is carried as muscle or fat, just the number." On a large scale, perhaps BMI can be useful. BMI can show general nationwide trends in body weight and could be useful for statistics. But, BMI loses its usefulness when measuring an individual. Even when BMI is used correctly for a person: as a measure of height versus body weight, I still don't like it. Here's why: 1. It's another number. Even when used within it's limitations, the BMI is just another number. And despite knowing that it's just a number, just like the number on the scale (because, essentially, that's all it is), it's easy to get caught up with that number. A number can undermine all the positive, healthy changes that you make. 2. It's inaccurate for more people than just extreme athletes, or muscle builders. BMI does not take into account bone density or muscle mass. I can easily name many clients at Ascend who are extremely fit and very healthy, but are considered overweight according to the BMI scale. They are not body builders; they are strong, fit and healthy individuals. If they lost enough weight to become 'normal', then they would become unhealthy. Some people are naturally small; some people naturally have a stronger build and carry more muscle mass. Some people wear a size 8 shoe; some people wear a size 10 shoe. Hihhe0XZ
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