BMI - bullshit or helpful?
"In Asians, the respective BMI cut-off points should be set at between 22 and 25 for overweight, and 26 to 31 for obesity, the experts argue."
My current BMI is 21.2...only a hair below overweight. According to this "Asian BMI scale", my starting BMI would have put me at nearly obese. Lovely.
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that sounds wrong...the BMI shouldn't matter between races since bodies differ within them. it should go solely based on height and body structure as most BMI lists usually do.
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Posted by: Zan | January 17, 2004 01:44 PM
BMI is a crock of sh*t. For instance, a bodybuilder with a few years of heavy training will likely have a BMI that indicates obesity even if he has a relatively low percentage of body fat. BMI is a crock of shinky, egg-headed horse manure.
Posted by: Scott Vines | February 26, 2004 02:08 AM
The BMI is complete shit. I'm a 16 year old Varsity Wrestler complete with muscles, near six-pack, and a 6:30 mile time. The BMI says I'm overweight. :faint
Posted by: Herschel | March 6, 2004 07:25 PM