BMI is not the be-all and end-all
Author of The Obesity Myth, Paul Campos, says those with a BMI in the overweight range are often those with the highest life expectancy!
BMI is calculated by Your Weight divided by (Your Height x Your Height).
For example I weigh 78kg and am 1.7m tall.
My BMI is therefore 78 / (1.7x1.7) = 26.99 = Overweight.
However, BMI does not differentiate between muscle and fat.
Muscle weighs more than fat.
So, if you're muscular and short and in the overweight category, don't obsess about your BMI.
BMI is calculated by Your Weight divided by (Your Height x Your Height).
For example I weigh 78kg and am 1.7m tall.
My BMI is therefore 78 / (1.7x1.7) = 26.99 = Overweight.
However, BMI does not differentiate between muscle and fat.
Muscle weighs more than fat.
So, if you're muscular and short and in the overweight category, don't obsess about your BMI.
posted by Lizette at 8:17 PM
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