Originally Posted by netso
Some peop;e are confusing Body Fat and BMI>
Yeah, like most doctors I've seen. According to my BMI I should be dead, or at least hanging out with beluga whales...I was admitedly obese for a while and this year dropped some 50 pounds of lard with very little excercise (it is complicated...), Then I got back into cycling and gained back about 10-15 pounds of muscle. I'm as fit and slim now as I was twenty years ago. Yet my BMI says that I'm 20-30 pounds overweight - as does my doctor - who in the same breath asked if I had been ill because I looked so slim.
The BMI as many of you have noted, is all about averages and pays no attention to muscle mass or bone density and weight. I have big, heavy bones, but the BMI says I'm obese. Go figure. Calipers, impedence or immersion work well for measuring fat. That should be the standard. Next thing you know they will be telling us that the body doesn't need carbs.