“BMI doesn't tell you what I can do, what I do on the field, how much muscle I have,” Ilona Maher said.
women’s rugby advance to their first Olympic semi-finals in Paris, responded to a comment that read: “I bet that person has a 30% BMI.”The measure is calculated by dividing a person’s weight by the square of their height or BMI=weight/height2.
A handful of people appreciate the athlete’s outspokenness on the issue, something she has been notable for, often taking a stand for body positivity. According to Trefethen, this results in tall people believing they are fatter than they really are, and short people thinking they are thinner.
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