body fat too low?

How low is too low for body fat? What are the dangers if an otherwise healthy (active, muscular) persons body fat percentage is too low?

Public Comments

1. If you are skinny you are not fat
2. if you body fat is low and you have a lot of muscle you metabolsim will be very efficient and you will need a large calorie intake to maintain your weight. if you are skinny and have low body fat you should think of putting weight on. As long as you eat well then you'll be fine.
3. It is not that decorous for man (male). For both male and female: In case of any serious health issue, the fat plays an important roll in helping the body and sustaining it, without food intake. In case of female: It is more important to have minimum body fat , without the minimum certain body function stops, and in extreme cases they are not able to conceive. The process is reversible, they just have to get healthy and put the fat tissue on. You will find the fat index on Internet and it will explaine how to meassure it.