Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agoWas there ever a scientific proof about the BMI scale that it worked? If so in the term of science how come it got discredited so fast? And why not faster?message-squaremessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up120arrow-down19
arrow-up111arrow-down1message-squareWas there ever a scientific proof about the BMI scale that it worked? If so in the term of science how come it got discredited so fast? And why not faster?Don_Dickle@lemmy.world to Ask Science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days agomessage-square24linkfedilink
minus-squareJul (they/she)@piefed.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 days agoIt was designed for analysis of populations on average. Then it was applied to individuals and never should have. Variations in body structure average out over large populations, but not at the individual level.
It was designed for analysis of populations on average. Then it was applied to individuals and never should have. Variations in body structure average out over large populations, but not at the individual level.