Good body fat percentages for African American women?
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Starbella19
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I've been doing a lot of research on body fat percentage and I can't find that much on ideal body fat percentages for African American women. I know that African Americans have lower body fat percentages than White Americans so I don't want to go by the charts for White Americans. I'm not really sure what I should be shooting for =(. I'm 188 and 30 % body fat which means I have about 132 lbs of lean body mass and 56 lbs of fat.
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Not sure about your lower body fat statement in African Americans. http://www.builtlean.com/2010/08/03/ideal-body-fat-percentage-chart/0
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This group may be helpful:
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/38-sistas-are-doing-it-for-themselves0 -
http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html
Due to bone density it said that African Americans had a lower body fat percentage.. I didn't know if this was correct or not so that's why I thought I should ask around.0
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