The winning body fat formula was the relative fat mass index, or RFM, which is so simple, anyone can do it at home. The Cedar Sinai researchers took over 300 possible body fat formulas out for a run on 3,500 patients and compared the results to the DXA body scan, which is the gold standard for technology-driven body fat analysis. Plug almost any experienced lifter's numbers into a BMI equation and it'll hit over 27, automatically causing the specter of Adolphe Quetelet, the Belgian mathematician who invented the BMI formula, to appear out of the ether and point at you, calling you "Fatso!" in Dutch.Ĭlearly, a better way to determine body fat percentage is needed, and investigators from Cedar Sinai think they've found it. However, the BMI doesn't distinguish between muscle, bone mass, or fat. The armed forces (with the exception of the Navy, which just uses body fat percentage) also use BMI to determine if a recruit is fit to serve, with the minimum BMI being between 17 and 19 (depending on the branch) and the maximum being 27.5 (except for the Marines, who are more liberal in this regard).
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Insurance companies still use the BMI to determine insurance rates, with people on the high end being monetarily penalized because they stand a better chance of dying early and costing insurance companies a giant gravy boat full of money. The BMI supposedly tells us if the individual is underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese.
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