A quick caveat here: BMI (body mass index) is commonly used to calculate whether someone is a healthy weight. Unfortunately, it is a poor measure of health, because it uses only height and weight to make the assessment. As muscle weighs more than fat, very muscular people can come out as obese. Measuring body fat percentage would be better, but even this isn’t perfect as where your fat is stored is important. Visceral fat, which is stored around your organs, is much worse for your health, so people who store fat on their thighs or buttocks are at lower risk for diseases like diabetes and heart
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