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Old 03-09-2009, 09:58 AM   #9 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by eastcoastsurfer View Post
IMHO, BMI is a dated and useless measurement. There are too many exceptions to the BMI index. Anyone who is even moderately athletic usually shows up as obese. It also hides people who look skinny, but may have lots of internal fat (the worse kind to have).

Die BMI!
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I will say that measuring BF% is a moving target as well, but the BMI is crap. At least with BF% (measured with calipers or Bodpod), you can get within the ballpark and gather some useful information.
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