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Re:The Average American Man's Body by DanBC on Sunday October 13, 2013 @06:07AM (#6542065)
Everyone mentions athletes whenever BMI is mentioned.

Most people are not athletes. Most people do very little exercise. When using BMI for an individual you ask them if they do any exercise, but for populations it's fine.

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Re:The Average American Man's Body by yummyfajitas on Sunday October 13, 2013 @06:09AM (#6542068)
I mention the NBA due to height, not athleticism. BMI is an overestimate for tall people and an underestimate for short people, due to the scaling law I described.
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Re:The Average American Man's Body by DanBC on Sunday October 13, 2013 @07:28AM (#6542230)
Most people are not NBA tall, so luckily it's no such a problem for BMI over mass populations.
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