Originally Posted by
pacificaslim
Of course BMI takes muscle into consideration: it just considers it the mass that it really is.
Is there any scientific evidence to support your contention that being 200 pounds because you have extra muscle is a lot healthier than being 200 because you have extra fat? The stress on your organs, your joints, etc. is exactly the same, isn't it? And for what? Unless you need that muscle for work, why eat all that extra food? Why have that extra carbon footprint? Can anyone legitimately justify it?
Yes, it is healthier to have more muscle, it's less insulin resistant than fat.
Can you prove that having a lot of muscle stresses organs and joints? Strong muscles and strong joints go together. I can't think of any possible way that having a lot of muscle is going to stress organs. How on earth would it?