To: jdm
My BMI is around 29, I'm 209 and 5'11'. I do consider myself to be overweight, but my friends tell me that I'm not. And I'm certainly not as overweight as the BMI would suggest. It's an arbitrary tool that does not take into account that every person's chemistry and metabolism is quite different.
51 posted on
08/08/2006 7:19:11 AM PDT by
JamesP81
("Never let your schooling interfere with your education" --Mark Twain)
To: JamesP81
I do consider myself to be overweight, but my friends tell me that I'm not. Ha ha! well seriously you have to be a little careful with that kind of feedback.
58 posted on
08/08/2006 7:23:08 AM PDT by
ThirstyMan
(hysteria: the elixir of the Left that trumps all reason)
To: JamesP81
Muscle weighs more than fat....and instead of lauding the President for all his biking, exercise, etc...they print this! Geez. Plus, school districts are planning on using BMI for the "fat kids"...watch girls increasingly becoming more bulimic....or anorexia ..
59 posted on
08/08/2006 7:23:15 AM PDT by
Ceoman
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