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2006-10-01 01:30:20 · 7 answers · asked by http://hogshead.pokerknave.com/ 6 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
Only those companies who make diet bars, shakes etc...ever notice how in the pharmacy the diet products are right by the scales? Clever, very clever...
2006-10-01 01:34:48 · answer #1 · answered by anna 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The BMI index does not take into account body shape and composition, ie mesomorph, it is only a guide.
2006-10-01 13:26:48 · answer #2 · answered by STEVErunswithdogs 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to be perfectly honest with you, i pay no attention to the body mass index as it fails to take into account people who are muscular. for example, someone could be really built and according to the body mass index would be classed as obese.
2006-10-02 10:37:03 · answer #3 · answered by ben c 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a fairly crude measure of how thin or fat someone is, and should be used in conjunction with other indices to assess the overall health of a person, but it costs virtually nothing to measure and can be a reasonable starting point for people who are in denial about how thin or fat they are.
2006-10-01 08:55:14 · answer #4 · answered by strawman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do at times!
Mine was "right" according to a "well known slimming group magazine" Calorie counter book.
Yet when I went into Hospital I was too thin by their charts.
2006-10-01 09:13:40 · answer #5 · answered by Helen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i don't know about this one, as i had my BMI (body mass index) taken in school and its useful for you to see how fit you are etc. so I'm not sure about that one!
2006-10-01 08:37:35 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
sure they use anything to make money
2006-10-02 12:45:04 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋