The BMI reality

Livgetfit
Livgetfit Posts: 352 Member
edited November 21 in Health and Weight Loss
http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/the-big-problem-with-bmi-different-bodies-with-the-same-measure-20150713-gib7yw.html

Everything I have always said about it (and a bit more because I'm not an expert, obvs!).

I keep track of my BMI because I like data! I don't put any massive store in it.

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  • Liftng4Lis
    Liftng4Lis Posts: 15,151 Member
    Yep, it's a tool.
  • darlenelaurel
    darlenelaurel Posts: 8 Member
    It can be hard to swallow at times, and it's definitely flawed, but it is a good tool. If you look at it as helpful information it can definitely be useful!
    I still can't say I LIKE looking at it though, haha
  • Livgetfit
    Livgetfit Posts: 352 Member
    darlenelaurel wrote: »
    It can be hard to swallow at times, and it's definitely flawed, but it is a good tool. If you look at it as helpful information it can definitely be useful!
    I still can't say I LIKE looking at it though, haha

    You'll get there! Mine is 27 now. Not far to go but it is all relative
  • meganjcallaghan
    meganjcallaghan Posts: 949 Member
    the article lost me at "muscle weighs more than fat".
  • Livgetfit
    Livgetfit Posts: 352 Member
    darlenelaurel wrote: »
    It can be hard to swallow at times, and it's definitely flawed, but it is a good tool. If you look at it as helpful information it can definitely be useful!
    I still can't say I LIKE looking at it though, haha

    You'll get there! Mine is 27 now. Not far to go but it is all relative
  • Livgetfit
    Livgetfit Posts: 352 Member
    meganjcallaghan wrote: »
    the article lost me at "muscle weighs more than fat".

    I didn't notice that! I think I am so used to reading that on here that the incorrect wording goes over my head and I just get what they mean.

    You're totally right though. A journalist should know better
  • jenglish712
    jenglish712 Posts: 497 Member
    It;s a tool with it's limits, especially for the overly muscular. But if you look at 100 people in most western societies with a high BMI... you might pick out a handful that are false positives.

    Waist to height and waist to hip ratios probably do a better job of picking out abdominal fat, but also have their limits.
  • meganjcallaghan
    meganjcallaghan Posts: 949 Member
    Livgetfit wrote: »
    meganjcallaghan wrote: »
    the article lost me at "muscle weighs more than fat".

    I didn't notice that! I think I am so used to reading that on here that the incorrect wording goes over my head and I just get what they mean.

    You're totally right though. A journalist should know better

    Haha...if it was the journalist I might have gotten past it, but they attributed the quote to a "Dr Ginni Mansberg". Someone who pays that much for an education should definitely know better. lol.
  • DeguelloTex
    DeguelloTex Posts: 6,652 Member
    Maybe he's using common wording rather than saying "denser." When people say a concrete block weighs more than a styrofoam one, they don't mean that a pound of concrete weighs more than a pound of styrofoam.
  • MamaBirdBoss
    MamaBirdBoss Posts: 1,516 Member
    edited July 2015
    None of the men look good. LOL. THey would all fail the waist/hip ratio test!

    And the same volume of muscle DOES weigh more than fat! Most people don't add that first bit, though. That's what they mean.
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