BMI is Total BS

It’s a hate on measurements and statistics kind of day and BMI is what has sparked my current mood.  Using Body Mass Index (BMI) as the measuring stick to see if I’m healthy is irritating. 

This gangly old Belgian nerd, Lambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet, invented the statistical device torture device in the early to mid 1800s.  His intention was to define the statistical laws to outline the “average man,” instead he created the number by which our insurance company determines how much to charge us.  Surely good ole Adolphe didn't understand the implications of his formula, but he's the focus of my angst none-the-less.  His evaluation of weight fails to correctly reflect health (or lack thereof) because it doesn’t account for: muscle tone, size of frame, weight of breasts, love for fried food, or age. It's a tired, broken measurment and I, for one, think it belongs in a slim, trim pine box. 

In conclusion if ever you meet someone with the last name Quetelet do me a favor and kick ‘em in the shins from me.

Ka-POW.

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