“The body mass index has long been criticized as a flawed indicator of health. A replacement has been gaining support: the body roundness index.” Article unfortunately doesn’t give the freaking formula for chrissakes; it’s “364.2 − 365.5 × √(1 − [waist circumference in centimeters / 2π]2 / [0.5 × height in centimeters]2), according to the formula developed by Thomas et al.10”

  • AatubeOP
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    112 months ago

    …people…have…waists…that’re…half their height‽‽‽‽

    • @[email protected]
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      52 months ago

      I’m a normal sized human.

      72inches tall (6’) 32inch waist

      I could easily see a fat dude having a 40 inch waist at 6’ tall.

      • AatubeOP
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        42 months ago

        Oh shoot I conflated wrists with waist😭

      • @RBWells
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        22 months ago

        Right, you are proportionate, waist to height as a measurement means a 7’ tall guy would be healthy with a 40" waist, but a lady (or man) who is 5’ tall really does need smaller than 30" to be in shape.