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Originally Posted by dugan51  I could'nt agree more about the shortcomings of relying on BMI to say who is overweight and who isn't. It's always irked me that because I do work hard to build and maintain muscle that my BMI puts me at 28 which is only 2 BMI points under the obese designation. Waist to hip ratio is a simple but more telling measure than BMI. I can't believe how light I'd have to be to just be at the high end of 'normal'. That would leave me with virtually no muscle. And, what's more, you don't have to be a college or professional athlete to be the exception to the BMI rule. I'm 56 years old but have worked out for 30 years. |
you would think the government with all of its money and experts could have come up with something better than BMI. they probably won't change it for another 10 years like the food pyramid.
i think the goverment should make body fat testing the standard, and spend money on hydrostatic body fat testing equipment, putting them all over the united states and making insurance cover dips in the tank.