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BMI vs Body Fat percentage help me understand.
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<blockquote data-quote="ERO" data-source="post: 85953" data-attributes="member: 1210"><p>BMI is a very outdated and inaccurate measurement, but sadly it is still the "gold standard" for many doctors. The problem with it is exactly as you have noted, it does not take into account body composition. It is basically a ratio of height to weight. </p><p></p><p>If you are at 13%-14% body fat, you are not obese - yet many docs just go by the BMI and tell you to loose weight before you become diabetic. It is sad that our medical care system relies on "tools" as inaccurate as this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ERO, post: 85953, member: 1210"] BMI is a very outdated and inaccurate measurement, but sadly it is still the "gold standard" for many doctors. The problem with it is exactly as you have noted, it does not take into account body composition. It is basically a ratio of height to weight. If you are at 13%-14% body fat, you are not obese - yet many docs just go by the BMI and tell you to loose weight before you become diabetic. It is sad that our medical care system relies on "tools" as inaccurate as this. [/QUOTE]
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