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Read the linked paper. The BMI ranges do not account for the "normal" torso to total height range of people from different ethnic backgrounds - in the case of the paper, far east asians and Inuits - and those of us who inherited similar body types. As the paper says, this has lead to incorrect diagnosing these people…
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No, it is sitting height to standing height - different ratio.
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Dieticians in this country are obsessed with BMI. I was just talking to a friend (with a phd in related areas) and she was complaining about the same thing.
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Sounds like you just agreed with me just by saying it differently. I think you didn't understand my point, and as for what the thread is about, yes, but I started the thread, so I knew that already
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Think about the calculation of BMI. It's just weight divided by height squared. There's nothing in the formula to account for differing torso to leg ratio, and per unit height, torsos weigh a lot more than legs. So someone the same height as me, but with a shorter torso, of course will be lighter than me, for the same BMI
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Yes, my height is 173 cm standing. If I sit down, I measure 93 cm from bum to top of head. As per the article "Sitting height is then measured as the distance from the highest point on the head to the base of the sitting surface. " 93/173 = 0.54 approx
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Certainly seems like the scientists are starting to recognise it. You should be able to scale back the other way to get the best weight range for yourself. Of course you have to be careful with just scaling, as, obviously, that part of the height not taken up by the legs is taken up by body and vice versa. In my case, my…
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This article turned out to be very helpful. Turns out, my sitting height to standing height ratio 0.54, is the same as the Inuit men they talk about. As they say " Data confirm that Inuit and Far East Asians have shorter legs and relatively higher sitting heights compared with all other populations. Using standing height…
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Thanks, I have been trying to formulate a search, and have indeed found some stuff. A lot relating to young people and growing.
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I buy the "short" sizes in trousers and still need to cut inches off. The mirror says I am now fat (and I am over 60 yo). No problem admitting it. However, I look thinner than people whose weight on the scales is 3/4 of mine. The thing is I am losing weight, just want to know when to stop. I feel so much better, and…
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I would say it throws it way off.
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[quote="SuzySunshine99;c-45470315" if you are a man, the range is 133-163. If you are a woman, it's 122-149. The range accounts for different body compositions, but there are some people who are exceptions.[/quote] It does not account for the full range. At my very fittest around 20 yo, with practically no body fat, I was…
