Group: General Diet & Nutrition

General Diet & Nutrition
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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ft's BF calculator

azredhead57
azredhead57
Posts: 1,651
Joined: 2003/04/11
United States
2003/07/09, 02:02 PM
Why does this calculator, and others I've seen, ask for a waist measurement only on men but asks for waist, hips wrist and forearm for women? Don't men have wrists and forearms?

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erirvine
erirvine
Posts: 196
Joined: 2002/11/20
United Kingdom
2003/07/14, 03:23 AM
I would guess it has something to do with the fact men (specifically Caucasian males) primary fat store is the belly, women generally put fat down on there arms and hips. But any calculator that takes such few measurements is only of limited use in my opinion, I calculate mine using callipers I’ve got.