How do you know if you are overweight?
Without trying to start a war on what the media considers fat I just saw something interesting that talks about how doctors and the medical profession calculate their numbers for who is considered (overweight, obese )
They use the Body Mass Index. I have heard of it, but never knew how to calculate it before.
In U.S. measurements, its calculated by dividing your weight in pounds divided by your height squared. Multiply that by 703 and you have your very own BMI.
20-25 = Normal
25-30 = Overweight
30+ = Obese
Granted its a simple formula that doesn't really take into account gender, peoples different musculatures and I'm guessing it doesn't work well for the extremely tall or the extremely short, but its an interesting formula.
Might come in handy to help understand stats thrown around in the papers, or when people try applying for health insurance to know what weight they might want target. You may be only a few pounds from the "normal" range if you knew what that was before your health screen. Divide 25 by 703 and multiply it by your height squared to get your "ideal low insurance premium" weight. Ironically, could be the difference of you drinking lots of water that day.
Not sure this works too well for me, since at 6'11 I'd have to be 196-245lbs to be normal, which is obviously far too skinny for my size, but I could shoot for overweight and keep it under 294.
What do you think about this scale? Does it work for you? Is it fair that your insurance depends upon some plug and play system based merely on height and weight?
They use the Body Mass Index. I have heard of it, but never knew how to calculate it before.
In U.S. measurements, its calculated by dividing your weight in pounds divided by your height squared. Multiply that by 703 and you have your very own BMI.
20-25 = Normal
25-30 = Overweight
30+ = Obese
Granted its a simple formula that doesn't really take into account gender, peoples different musculatures and I'm guessing it doesn't work well for the extremely tall or the extremely short, but its an interesting formula.
Might come in handy to help understand stats thrown around in the papers, or when people try applying for health insurance to know what weight they might want target. You may be only a few pounds from the "normal" range if you knew what that was before your health screen. Divide 25 by 703 and multiply it by your height squared to get your "ideal low insurance premium" weight. Ironically, could be the difference of you drinking lots of water that day.
Not sure this works too well for me, since at 6'11 I'd have to be 196-245lbs to be normal, which is obviously far too skinny for my size, but I could shoot for overweight and keep it under 294.
What do you think about this scale? Does it work for you? Is it fair that your insurance depends upon some plug and play system based merely on height and weight?
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Permalink Reply by Bob on
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I have the same issue. And I eat well, too. I know for a fact I have a high metabolism. I think I even burn calories sleeping.
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Can you see your feet while standing straight? If not, you are probably overweight.
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Permalink Reply by CorpseQueen on
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means nothing if you got boobs! i cant see past them lmao
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Permalink Reply by Giant Mohawk Man on
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Ha! Wow, way to point out the male bias of that statement. I thought it was really good til reading your point. Course, I guess if you are a male and your boobs are preventing you from seeing your feet, then you may well be in real trouble.
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curse all of you high metabolism bastards!!!! haha
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Permalink Reply by spook on
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6' & 120 kg of solid muscle and acording to the rule of BMI I am obese , I sure as fuck don't look obese , muscle is heavier than fat but I guess they did not take that into consideration , so now they need a MMI or muscle mass index .
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