The Big Lie About BMI
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eddieharrisjr
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Check out this article: BMI is not a fully accurate way to track body mass/fat.
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/bmi-drawbacks-and-other-measurements?ecd=wnl_wlw_080112
http://www.webmd.com/diet/features/bmi-drawbacks-and-other-measurements?ecd=wnl_wlw_080112
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Yeah, but the concern still for me is that as long as my bmi says overweight my insurance company will charger me a lot more for health insurance. Actully is pretty funny, I would be charged less for being a normal weight pack a day smoker than being a overweight non-smoker0
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