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Re:The First Randomized Controlled Trial on Vitamin D and Co... by enemywalker on Thursday September 03, 2020 @09:04PM (#24370741)
I believe a different scale would be helpful for people with above average muscle mass. Check out this research paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890841/

The claim is that BMI does not differentiate between body lean mass and body fat mass. Things like hydrostatic testing are more accurate for determining body fat mass.

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Re:The First Randomized Controlled Trial on Vitamin D and Co... by nradov on Thursday September 03, 2020 @11:08PM (#24371334)
DXA scans are about as accurate as hydrostatic testing, and are much more widely available. In most urban areas you can get one for about $50.
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