08-24-2005, 03:35 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2003
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Waste of resources
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Originally posted by baltassoc
BMI has a lot of problems, not the least of which is that it breaks down on the edges (it's not very accurate for short, and particularly, very tall people). It also fails to account for high muscle mass in people who are in very, very good shape.
It's easier to calculate than bodyfat percentage, however.
Regardless, the doctor was right, I needed to drop the weight. My point in citing the BMI was that I wasn't off the charts heavy when my doctor lectured me. At my size, the difference between "normal" and "obese" is only about 35 pounds, and the vast majority of people in the world would have even less leeway.
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The Bod Pod is where it's at with respect to body fat and lean tissue mass:
http://www.bodylabnw.com/html/bodpod.html
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