Is body mass index or bmi a real measure of obesity or is it flawed?

Is body mass index or bmi a real measure of obesity or is it flawed?: "Body Mass Index (bmi)
A Misleading measure of Obesity
Don�t use body mass index, otherwise known as bmi, as a measuring stick to see if you are overweight or obese, because it�s totally misleading.

Yes if you are obese, the body mass index measurement will tell you that you are obese, there�s no doubt about that, however...

You could be only a bit overweight and the bmi tells you that you are obese. That could be very depressing for no reason.

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You could be totally normal and the body mass index could tell you that you are overweight. Not good.

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Why is bmi used?

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