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.
wouldn’t you agree that after a certain point (bmi>30) that it is a pretty good indication of obesity?
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Only if you define obesity strictly in terms of weight without regard to percentage of body fat or muscle. According to BMI I am obese but a huge percentage of my weight is in my shoulders, chest and arms, I have a large bone structure, a large head, a thick muscular neck etc. I wear a size 52 coat and size 38 waist pants. I would like to weigh less than I do but I am not obese. In fact if I were to drop down to the maximum that the doctors say I should weigh I would look rail thin and people would be thinking I am in the last stages of cancer. Actually I believe that the BMI index would indicate that Brad Pitt is very overweight if not indeed obese. I know a young man who regularly runs marathons who is 5 feet and 10 inches tall and weighs 205 pounds, according to his BMI he shouldn’t be able to walk five miles, let alone run 26 miles.