BMI Calculator?
Is it just me or doesnt any one else feel that the BMI is one of the most worthless numbers when figureing out if some one is fat. I read all these questions on Answers "Am i fat?" and some one is like "Well according to your BMI you are" Lets look at this the BMI takes into account 2 varibles 1) weight 2) hight for me i was 5'8 185, according to my BMI i was fat. But according to my body fat % it was around 12 which is the low end of normal and i had a lot of muscle. So is it just me or does any one else think the BMI is worthless? Agree or disagree? explain
Public Comments
- don't even bother with the BMI....according to that, no1 is normal. It doesn't work for kids, athletes, or old people. If you work out regularly and are a good size, just use your body fat percentage...
- Like most body measurements, the BMI is a bit controversial. If I said your blood pressure was high, the term high is just a statistical correlation for you blood pressure to the average. Most people that have a lot of muscle, which weights a great deal more than fat, have a skewed BMI. BMI is a blunt instrument for sure, but it's better and easier to use than any other. And let's face it, most people are not covered in muscle.
- For the average, sedentary person it can be helpful. For anyone with a decent amount of muscle mass though, it's virtually useless.
