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My son is 15, 182 cm and weights 81 kg. According to BMI charts he is in the 94th percentile and it's categorized as obese. But he is an athlete with almost no
by BrandoElFollito 4y ago
My son is 15, 182 cm and weights 81 kg. According to BMI charts he is in the 94th percentile and it's categorized as obese.
But he is an athlete with almost no fat (he is not aiming at muscles so he does not have a diet that minimizes fat, he is looking for sheer power and explosivity (gym, martial arts)). He is very built up (muscular) though.
So I wonder how the BMI can give any kind of reasonable indication when the fat level is not taken into account.
- salty_biscuits 4y agoHe is only BMI = 24 though? What crazy redefinition of obese is going on there.
- BrandoElFollito 4y agoIf you input these values at https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/ https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/healthy-weight/bmi-calculator/ you get the "obese" suggestion. Without any consideration for fat BMI doe snot make much sense I guess.
- 0xB31B1B 4y ago182 cm isn't even that tall. I'm 193 CM and athletic build and at my recommended weight range by body composition measurements had me at like 26 BMI or "overweight".