What's your BMI?

• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 18:38

  Do you know that the BMI is used to measure the body weight against height for sedentary people only?
  
  Over the years, people misused it, even professionals like doctors.
  
  For example, if you lift weights, BMI is no longer accurate, as muscles weigh more than fats.
  
  But it gives you a pretty good idea if you are overweight or not. If you are the average person.
  
  Check your BMI here Asian BMI
• darkhour

  19 Jun 07, 18:40

  whats sedentary?
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 18:42

  Originally posted by darkhour:

  whats sedentary?

  Means your lifestyle involves very little or moderate exercise.
• ispyyy

  19 Jun 07, 18:45

  Coz, generally, people do light and moderate exercise ><
  
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 19:40

  BMI is controversial. Look into wikipedia for the history.
  
  A 90 kg 1.83m tall body Asian builder will have a BMI way over 23. On the BMI scale, he will be overweight by 13 kg. Body builders thus do not rely on BMI for percenatge of body fat.
  
  If you are the average Singaporean, then the Asian BMI is certainly for you.
  
  
  
• ndmmxiaomayi

  19 Jun 07, 19:45

  BMI is crap...
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 19:51

  Originally posted by tokyofire:

  I dont trust this BMI stuff..
  
  If an ang mo same height as you. Using Asian BMI, he can be overweight but using Ang Mo BMI, he is within the acceptable range.

  That's why we have the Asian BMI. The Asian BMI takes into the account of the smaller Asian frame. The International BMI is for the bigger frame Ang Mos.
  
  To me, the BMI is just a guide, It is not the bible.... At a glance, you can tell if you are overweight, just nice or underweight. It does not tell you your state of health.
  
  If you are Asian, and a couch potato, and weighing 90kg at 1.83m. Well, it is time to take the health screening. If all is well, it is still good to do a little exercise to take off that pouch.
  
  But remember, a skinny person is not automatically healthy too....
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 19:53

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  BMI is crap...

  Look,,, this is what I mean about controversial.
  
  I have just to mention BMI, and you get reactions like this.
• a-Lost-9uY

  19 Jun 07, 20:02

  bmi=big mouth idiot
• ndmmxiaomayi

  19 Jun 07, 20:08

  Originally posted by Xiaozzhen:

  Look,,, this is what I mean about controversial.
  
  I have just to mention BMI, and you get reactions like this.

  It's not controversial, it's called common sense. A healthy BMI doesn't mean you are healthy. Fats, sodium, cholesterol, genes and other factors will have the final say.
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 20:10

  Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:

  A healthy BMI doesn't mean you are healthy. Fats, sodium, cholesterol, genes and other factors will have the final say.

  Yeah, I agree, and so do the people who introduced BMI.
  
  BMI merely tells you whether you are overweight, just nice or underweight.
• Xiaozzhen

  19 Jun 07, 21:05

  Originally posted by a-Lost-9uY:

  bmi=big mouth idiot

  BMI = Body Mass Index
  
  
• Xiaozzhen

  20 Jun 07, 16:03

  By the way, I didn't set the BMI values myself. (In case you are wondering) These are the ones used nationwide.