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Old 05-18-08, 09:40 AM   #9 (permalink)
Alia
I used to be 217 lb
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Indiana
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May 12, 2008
Start Date:
197 lb
Start Weight:
186 lb
Current Weight:
140 lb
Goal Weight:
-11 lb
Weight Loss:
Nov 30, 2008
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Re: This is why I say FORGET BMI

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Originally Posted by dugan51 View Post
Waist to hip ratio is a simple but more telling measure than BMI.
Does anyone know how this is used to calculate BMI?

A friend and I have the same weight and height, but my waist is 36 inches and my hips are 47 inches while her waist is 40 inches and her hips 42 inches.

Depending on which method is used, her BMI comes to two different values. Mine is roughly the same.

So which method (height to weight or waist to height) is more accurate?
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