tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558908988392361775.post7205202203007396360..comments2023-10-03T06:38:29.914-07:00Comments on Here am I..: The BMI thing...J.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01178470833734845831noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558908988392361775.post-83247638525210069402007-12-07T14:35:00.000-08:002007-12-07T14:35:00.000-08:00BTW those measurements have me at 20%, calipers ha...BTW those measurements have me at 20%, calipers have me at 18%.. so pretty close.. and a little too fat for my own good. More on that later.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01178470833734845831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558908988392361775.post-63809164577525098192007-12-07T14:29:00.000-08:002007-12-07T14:29:00.000-08:00exactly, however most of the studies on health and...exactly, however most of the studies on health and obesity only use bmi. So you take the statistical outliers on both ends of the spectrum and put them at "overweight and obese" it totally skews the data.J.B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01178470833734845831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5558908988392361775.post-74303524100531620842007-12-04T20:59:00.000-08:002007-12-04T20:59:00.000-08:00It amazes me that BMI is still being used by anyon...It amazes me that BMI is still being used by anyone at all. Certainly, the Hip/Waist ratio is a much better indicator of general health and obesity. Even better still, the US Navy has come up with a <A HREF="http://www.he.net/~zone/prothd2.html" REL="nofollow">body fat estimation calculation</A> that is very simple, yet, apparently, very accurate. The YMCA has a similar formula.<BR/><BR/>Interestingly enough, the Navy formula and the YMCA formula put me at 16.17% and 15.2% respectively. That's an almost insignificant difference - 6% or so.<BR/>One would think that would be close enough for most - and significantly closer to 'real' than BMI.<BR/><BR/>At 3 or 4 simple body measurements (less than needed to fit a suit!) one gets a much more accurate picture of health.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com