body mass index

[dirtwarrior]

I got a letter from my doctor about being obese, it seems my BMI is 31.1 putting me in the low obese section. My body fat is in the low 12s. Why do they put so much stock in the BMI and not body fat?

[BABY1]

Re: body mass index

Because most of these docs are really not as educated as we are on these things. You know your body better than the doc does

[suprfast]

Bmi is set up for non athletic couch potatoes that don't workout. I'm roughly 35% on the bmi. My doctor told me it doesn't apply to us kind of folk.

[adwal99]

Re: body mass index

lol bmi doesn't really mean anything.. BF% is what really counts. like u all have said, you are "obese" but none of you are even close.

[Born2Juice4Ever]

Re: body mass index

I really wish , really wish this old technology were taken out for ever.

According to BMI reading, I am an obesces SOB. I am the fattest kid walking around...but when show me calipiers, and this baby read me at 12% right now.

When will people change this>???


B2J