You can go on a diet and starve off all of your lean mass, normalize your BMI and still be what is called “skinny fat”. You can be thin and still be fat.
You can look good on the outside and have a composition on the inside that is near death.
Understanding how your body is made up is much more important than the BMI.
Learn more in this week’s post (and what you should be tracking instead):
Body Mass Index (BMI) – A Poor Health Marker
Living the wellness life together,
Dr. Michele Neil-Sherwood