History of the BMI scale, it's a little outdated.

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DustinReiner
DustinReiner Posts: 157 Member
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History of the BMI scale, it's a little outdated. from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. (I site my references, I'm smart, but not that smart)

The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual's weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat. It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics".[1] Body mass index is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. The formulae universally used in medicine produce a unit of measure of kg/m2.

Here is a BMI calculator. http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi

Here are the scales:
BMI Categories:
•Underweight = <18.5
•Normal weight = 18.5–24.9
•Overweight = 25–29.9
•Obesity = BMI of 30 or greater

It wasn't even designed in the LAST century, it's a little outdated.

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  • pretty_fit
    pretty_fit Posts: 32
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    Yeah that is true. It can also vary on different body shapes/sizes. You can also measure your body through the waist to hip ratio.
  • DustinReiner
    DustinReiner Posts: 157 Member
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    Measure your hands, ankles and neck. The extremities are the first place to lose fat. I just spread all my fingers out and look at the area on the outside of my hand behind my thumb and wrist. If I can see the two tendons that make a long V. I’m losing weight. Also the first place that fills up if your bloated or god forbid GAINING WEIGHT!

    I don’t use the BMI scale for anything, beside showing people how out dated some “old” theories are.

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