BMI is a shower of arse if you take part in almost any contact sport or are vaguely welll built.
My BMI is 26.6. My body fat percenate varies between 12 and 14%. I think I know which one I'd pay attention to.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:36, 1 reply, 13 years ago)

BMI is a load of rubbish.

(The Luggage is haunted..., Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:36, Reply)

The best I've seen is just before my brother quit high-level rugby
BMI of 30. Body fat percentage - 5%. Being simultaenously obese and also having a fat level so low that physical health could be adversely affected is rather an achievement, I thought.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:41, Reply)

No, really.
BMI really only works if we are in fact two-dimensional. Comparing height to weight ratios is completely idiotic. Proportion of muscle to fat is a far more effective comparison.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:47, Reply)

it gives people a good idea but they shouldn't stick to it religiously
if it's early-mid 20's, don't worry, late 20's, get on a diet, 30+ you're a fat fucker

but other than that, don't over-analyse it
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:48, Reply)

Simply put, if you have a pie addiction, you need to go on a diet.
No need for over complicating things as you say though. Trouble is most people who look normal on the outside are considered overweight by strict BMI comparison.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:50, Reply)

i saw this programme on bbc2 last week
which said that its not your fault yourt fat, so its ok
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:51, Reply)

it was this one
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01k0fs0

it was interesting, basically Nixon's agricultural minister industrialised American farming, this lead to excess corn, that corn instead of going to waste was refined to make corn syrup. Corn syrup was then added to other foods to make them sweeter, corn syrup contains fructose, fructose is a type of energy which is not only very fattening but actually seems to suppress your body's 'I'm full' reflex.

the WHO organisation was going to set fructose & sugar limits in food, but the food industry said 'FUCK YOU', so they've settled on trying to promote low fat foods instead.

So your fat because: America
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:58, Reply)

I saw a bit of this, then got bored

( Naked Ape call me Caitlyn, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 12:04, Reply)

i didn't watch all of it, but it was alright

(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 13:09, Reply)

no it doesn't
because it doesn't make any allowance for build and it doesn't consider muscle levels.

Like Luggage says, it's only useful if you are two-dimensional.
( the mighty badger Aphrodite, on a bar stool, by your side, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 12:00, Reply)

lots of people are stupid
therefore a basic guideline is no bad thing for them
( rachelswipe with a fork, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 12:06, Reply)

Agreed on the basic outline.
However, the basic outline in this case is still wrong. It was invented by an obscure Belgian mathematician who knew nothing about human biology. Hence why I think it's a crock.
(The Luggage is haunted..., Thu 21 Jun 2012, 12:14, Reply)

depends how you get it measured
if its just some prick with a chart, then yeah its bollocks

if some prick attaches electrodes to your tits and runs a current through you, thats science, mofo
(Quintno EXPERIMENT RUINED CANCELLED, LEFT 4EVER, Thu 21 Jun 2012, 11:47, Reply)