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Sunday, September 02, 2012
OBESITY IN THE U.S.
46% of men are obese when defined as having more than 25% body fat
Forty-six percent (46%) of U.S. men are obese when defined as having more than 25% body fat or more according to a study by Eric Braverman, MD and Nirav R. Shah, MD.
Using a BMI cutoff of 30, only 26% of these men were classified as obese.
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74% of women are obese when defined as having more than 30% body fat
Seventy-four percent (74%) of U.S. women are obese when defined as having more than 30% body fat or more according to a study by Eric Braverman, MD and Nirav R. Shah, MD.
Using a BMI cutoff of 30, only 26% of these women were classified as obese.
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Thursday, September 06, 2007
CHILDHOOD OBESITY
Obesity rates twice as high in 11-14 year-olds when percent body fat used
The prevalence of obesity was found to be twice as high in 11-14 year-old white children when using percent body fat as compared to body mass index (BMI) according to a study from England.
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Monday, May 14, 2007
BMI
College football linemen can have BMI of up to 34 without being overfat
Obesity is a matter of being overfat, not just overweight. Body Mass Index (BMI) is a very imperfect way of trying to determine who is overfat. A study of athletes from Michigan State University found that college athletes can, in some cases, have a much higher than normal BMI without being overfat.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2005
BMI NOT PERFECT
BMI inaccurate in predicting body fat
A Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 is not an accurate definition of obesity for many non-Caucasian groups according to a recent study.
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BMI VS PERCENT BODY FAT
Measuring body fat vastly superior to BMI for identifying who is overweight
Measuring percent body fat was found to be vastly superior to body mass index (BMI) to determine if a person is overweight according to a new study from India.
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