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NPR reports that BMI is severely flawed for determining obesity.
One of the most telling points however, is that, you guessed it, some insurance companies still use it to determine your health insurance premiums.
- It makes the more cynical members of society suspect that the medical insurance industry lobbies for the continued use of the BMI to keep their profits high.
Insurance companies sometimes charge higher premiums for people with a high BMI. Among such people are all those fit individuals with good bone and muscle and little fat, who will live long, healthy lives during which they will have to pay those greater premiums.