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To: JPJones

Body Mass Index, so yeah, if you have a high BMI that means you got mo fat than muscle.


9 posted on 04/02/2020 6:59:04 AM PDT by FlipWilson
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To: FlipWilson
Body Mass Index, so yeah, if you have a high BMI that means you got mo fat than muscle.

Not necessarily. When I was at 7% bodyfat, my BMI had me as obese. Problem was, I was into bodybuilding and carried a lot of weight in muscle. So no, the BMI does not take into account %bodyfat. It is generally a good predictor however, being that 95% of the population doesnt have big muscles.

34 posted on 04/02/2020 9:46:01 AM PDT by Paradox (Don't call them mainstream, there is nothing mainstream about the MSM.)
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