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NHFLLC · 05-14-2009, 08:29 PM

Hi Leigh,

I'm a trainer, just getting my legs underneath me in the business and was wondering why you prefer the Harris Benedict formula over the Katch-Mcardle (370+(21.6*lean mass in kg)) for body fat percentage measurement. Does the non-differential between men and women have something to do with it?

I would think that accounting for lean mass vs. total mass would be an important factor in determining BMR. But, then again, you have more experience than I; which is why I'm asking.

Care to enlighten me, please?

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NHFLLC Junior Member Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 16	For Leigh- Harris Benedict vs. Katch-Mcardle Hi Leigh, I'm a trainer, just getting my legs underneath me in the business and was wondering why you prefer the Harris Benedict formula over the Katch-Mcardle (370+(21.6*lean mass in kg)) for body fat percentage measurement. Does the non-differential between men and women have something to do with it? I would think that accounting for lean mass vs. total mass would be an important factor in determining BMR. But, then again, you have more experience than I; which is why I'm asking. Care to enlighten me, please?