I am all for losing weight, it is just that the BMI is not nearly as meaningful as doctors would have you believe. Two men can be the same height and weight and have the same BMI but entirely different bodies. One may look wonderfully fit while the other looks like a blob. And the idea of a scale that calculates body fat percentage with just 3 inputs, age, height and weight is patently absurd.
We desperately need to find some way to motivate people, especially children, to get up off the couch and do something the way that people used to do. And we desperately need to get back on the track to eating a proper diet but how to convince people to do this is beyond me.
wouldn’t you agree that after a certain point (bmi>30) that it is a pretty good indication of obesity?
Indeed, the tax credit could be targeted so we get the most change and reward for the over 30 bmi population. Not for the “I have 5 pounds to lose for the beach” crowd.
If you tell people to focus on bmi, they can easily keep track of their progress at home with a scale and that would be a good motivator. If you focus on body fat %, most people won’t have any indication of progress for a long time.