BMI is an entry level health marker with a troubled past, rooted in eugenics. The history is not great. Read more here: https://www.henryford.com/blog/2023/11/how-bmi-is-flawed-and-race-gender-and-age-based Does this discount it as an entry point into assessing an individual's health and fitness? It definitely casts shade in its use and made me rethink my use of it in general. I will keep updating this post as I learn more. As someone who occasionally uses BMI as one of many tools to look at...