Isnt the Body Mass Index a better measurement indicator for body fat?
Body Mass Index, or BMI, is simply a correlation between a persons height and weight. BMI does not measure body fat. Just like any bathroom scale, BMI cannot distinguish between people who are heavy with fat and those who have a large amount of muscle. Since muscle weighs more than fat, BMI could give you a wrong result. You could start a fitness program, trim inches off your waist, maybe even add a few pounds of muscle. Your BMI would go up, but you would actually be in better shape!
