BMI/Body Fat

Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

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hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/01/29, 12:38 PM I am 71 inches tall and I weigh 195 lbs. My BMI is 27 which basically suggests that I need to lose weight. The last time I had my body fat done I was somewhere between 10 and 12%. So basically I am confused. Am I a health risk because of my BMI? I dont really want to lose weight because I already think I am skinny enough. Any comments? -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.

	2004/01/29, 12:44 PM Hec, I asked BB1 the same in another post. He basically said that BMI charts dont take training athletes into account. Its more of an average joe kind of thing -------------- Its like herding cats. Charlie
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/01/29, 12:47 PM I sort of thought that, but I wanted to be sure! I am a hypochondriac so stuff like that scares me. Thanks Charlie! -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.
rev8ball Posts: 3,081 Joined: 2001/12/27	2004/01/29, 12:48 PM Personally, I don't put alot of faith into the BMI index. It is not built for athletes. For example, according to it, not only am I morbidly obese, but I should be walking around with a defibfillator because I'm about to drop dead at a moments notice. It is better to do body fat testing, regular blood work, etc., to keep an eye on what's going on inside. -------------- Michael Trample the weak; hurdle the dead! Chaos, Panic, Disorder.... Yes, my work here is done!
hecdarec Posts: 2,457 Joined: 2003/12/16	2004/01/29, 01:08 PM Thanks Rev. -------------- Hec da Rec in full effect.