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		XorNot 12 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: I let ChatGPT analyze a decade of my Apple Watch d... BMI underestimates in most cases and your body fat is higher then the chart would predict. When people say "oh BMI isn't accurate" it means you are more overweight then it suggests unless you are literally an extreme body builder.

Spivak 12 days ago [–]

This underestimation has a name, "Normal Weight Obesity." Known by the slang "hot guy/girl fit" where the person looks like they would be physically fit because they're skinny but there's no muscle under there.

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