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Home >> Diet Forums >> BMI isn't an accurate indicator of heart health risk.

BMI isn't an accurate indicator of heart health risk.

Heather said: "A study lead researcher Dr. Francisco Lopez-Jimenez, a consultant in the Mayo cardiovascular division found that current BMI calculations don't take into account the mass of muscles and fat cells, which aren't going to be the same in all people. This could be good or bad, depending on your body composition. You can read here: [URL="http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/doesbodymassindexreallypredictheartrisk;_ylt=Ava53h5Qqr0DAVjahTc_J.2z5xcB"]BMI calculations inaccurate[/URL] What do you guys think?"

Darren said: "The danger is in thinking there's a "one size fits all" solution, or a formula that applies to everyone."

spectrachic311 said: "Well, BMI is definitely off for me. I'm generally "normal" on those things with a BMI of 19 or so, but body fat wise, I have to have a BMI of 21-22 to be "normal". It doesn't take into account muscle mass and it's kind of skewed if you happen to be on the short side (like me). According to BMI, Arnold Schwarzenegger was considered "morbidly obese" during his competition days. I HIGHLY doubt he was unhealthy or had heart risks. And a lot of my friends that are Asian come up as underweight on BMI but have more fat than they really should. I definitely think body fat percentage is the way you should be measuring."