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> 15% body fat percentage tends to be off putting. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892674/
by hackits 8y ago
> 15% body fat percentage tends to be off putting.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892674/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4892674/
`Also of note is that observers adjusted both the attractive and healthy male body figures to consist of approximately 16% fat and 80% muscle, given a mean body weight of 78.24kg for the subject identities. The figure of 16% lies within the healthy fat range of 8–21% for young adult Caucasian males `
15% is actually very close to the ideal attractiveness for males.
~25% Body Fat
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995441/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4995441/
25% BF isn't much to go off, but above 25 BMI you're putting yourself at un-necessary risk. 25% BF still is very high. Heath wise you should look at 8–21%.