Is there a better measuring stick than BMI?
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Where's a moderator?! SHUT THIS MOFO DOWN! It has been hijacked by people who are apparently medical experts.
Tapping out this piece. Yall are ridiculous!0 -
I honestly did not intend to start a bar fight with my original post. I just wanted to see what alternative measuring standards might be available.0
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I honestly did not intend to start a bar fight with my original post. I just wanted to see what alternative measuring standards might be available.
Don't think it was you who started the bar fight dude...0 -
I honestly did not intend to start a bar fight with my original post. I just wanted to see what alternative measuring standards might be available.
:laugh: Always a risk here on MFP - the most innocuous thread can degenerate pretty fast! Most people have their pet topics (as you can tell, one of mine is a virulent dislike of the misapplication of BMI ) and will fight/type to the death in defence of their theories/beliefs. Apologies for derailing the thread :flowerforyou:0 -
I didnt think it was nitpicky ....
there are like 4 categories in BMI
(i dont know what comes before underweight cause yeah)
underweight
healthy
overweight
obese
If you say the wrong one, you cant get mad if people ask for clarification- because its two completely different categories, my 1 cent0 -
Err Cynthia.. dont kill me but with a height of 5'2 and weighing 120 lbs your BMI is splat bang in the healthy range0
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I honestly did not intend to start a bar fight with my original post. I just wanted to see what alternative measuring standards might be available.
Don't think it was you who started the bar fight dude...
Yeah, agreed. I thought the responses were pretty civil, then BAM, someone flew off the handle. I read back through the responses and still don't really see why, but it is always a risk on forums that someone will take something the wrong way.0 -
Anything is better than BMI.
Yes.
Clothing, the way you feel, all your NSVs are ALWAYS going to be better than BMI.0
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