do you think that th BMI factor is making artificially fat?

Question

i know that my bmi would put me one point below obesity, i'm 6' 0" tall and weigh 240 lbs. techinally i'm borderline obese. i am a fit person and i do exercise often. and if you looked at me you would not think that guy is fat. so do you think the bmi factor is off and it needs to be recalculated.

do you think that the statistics people (mainly the news) use then are soley based on bmi.

Answer 1

It is widely known that BMI is not accurate for highly athletic individuals. Muscle weighs so much more than fat that highly developed people always rank as overweight/obese. It is much better to get your percent body fat measured by a doctor or personal trainer and use that as a tool to understand where you are as far as weight goes. Personally, I think people worry far too much about weight in general. I say, if you feel good, think you look good and are physically capable of doing a normal amount of activity with pain or over-tiredness, you're fine.

Answer 2

BMI is only a tool to help Drs. It is one of many ways to tell if someone is too fat. Muscular men will come up obese. (muscle weighs more than fat) Don't feel bad about it. It probably just means, in your case, that you are fit. I think it should be recalculated and not use figures from the 1970s. I don't understand how the BMI can be the same for women as men.

Answer 3

The BMI factor, like so many other fitness guidelines, is just an average rating that can be applied to the majority of the population. Since the majority of the population isn't on a regular exercise program, that puts you on the outside edge of the group that the BMI will properly represent.

Answer 4

Yes. BMI is not a true indicator of obesity, if you think of diseases such as CAD also. What is important is the weight should not be concentrated in belly area. You should have a pear shape rather than apple shape. The ratio of belly size to hipsize should be 0.8 to 0.85 maximum. This is the result of recent research in Sweden and many other countries. Since fat inside belly directly affects diphragm movement and breathing, and breathing connects to oxygen intake, hence CAD connection.
Try to chnage your liver from fat generator to fat burner and even walking will be good enough exercise.

Answer 5

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Take care and God Bless !

Answer 6

Well BMI doesn't calculate muscle and people who exercise!Someone I know is 5'10" and he is 215lbs! He is a pro football player though,and he is fit! He is not fat.

Answer 7

well yes

Answer 8

yes it does!! thanks for pointing it out