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enemywalker on Sept 4, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: The First Randomized Controlled Trial on Vitamin D...

I believe a different scale would be helpful for people with above average muscle mass. Check out this research paper: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4890841/

The claim is that BMI does not differentiate between body lean mass and body fat mass. Things like hydrostatic testing are more accurate for determining body fat mass.

nradov on Sept 4, 2020 [–]

DXA scans are about as accurate as hydrostatic testing, and are much more widely available. In most urban areas you can get one for about $50.

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