Body Mass Index (BMI) and waist circumference: very important?

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Yes BMI or Body Mass Index is still used to determine if you are overweight or obese. Often BMI is the calculation that determines if your insurance would consider you to be eligible for weight loss surgery or other procedures. You can calculate click to this site to enter your information and automatically calculate your BMI.

The FDA is currently reviewing its policy on patients recieving gastic bands like the Lapband or Realize band when thier BMI is Lower than historically has been needed to authorize these types of procedures. Sources: http://superiorlapband.com/low-bmi.html .

1 Knowing your per cent body fat - measured quickly electronically or with ultrasound, is an important number to know. BMI is easy to calculate, but can be very misleading. Tom Cruise is over 30 becasue he is strong and short.

Other Orientals are fat but have no muscle at all and have lower BMI figures. Many use the BMI, but you need to use it with care. I like per cent body fat better.

But if you want a grant and have lots of data that can be mined for the BMI, you can rationalize using it.

Knowing your per cent body fat - measured quickly electronically or with ultrasound, is an important number to know. BMI is easy to calculate, but can be very misleading. Tom Cruise is over 30 becasue he is strong and short.

Other Orientals are fat but have no muscle at all and have lower BMI figures. Many use the BMI, but you need to use it with care. I like per cent body fat better.

But if you want a grant and have lots of data that can be mined for the BMI, you can rationalize using it.

2 The waist to hip ratio is considered more important. This user has been banned from Askville.

2 The waist to hip ratio is considered more important.

The waist to hip ratio is considered more important.

Gary4books replied to post #2: 3 I forgot that - but I agree.

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