My husband wants to be on a diet too.
I do not understand this: his BMI is 29, but according to our scale
his fat percentuage is 25%, which is quite low I think. How can it be
that?
He is 1.78 cm high, his weight is 91 kg.
Ignoramus5568 - 17 Mar 2004 14:53 GMT
> My husband wants to be on a diet too.
> I do not understand this: his BMI is 29, but according to our scale
> his fat percentuage is 25%, which is quite low I think. How can it be
> that?
> He is 1.78 cm high, his weight is 91 kg.
it is not low, and he could lose some fat.
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GaryG - 17 Mar 2004 16:22 GMT
> My husband wants to be on a diet too.
> I do not understand this: his BMI is 29, but according to our scale
> his fat percentuage is 25%, which is quite low I think. How can it be
> that?
> He is 1.78 cm high, his weight is 91 kg.
Your husband's Body Mass Index is generally characterized as "Overweight".
Losing 5 - 10 kg would be a reasonable goal for him (he would then be in the
"Marginally Overweight" category). Losing 12 kg would put him in the
"Normal Weight" category. A healthy target for Body Fat percentage would be
15%, depending on his age.
This web site has a lot of good information on the meaning of Body Mass
Index and how to interpret it:
http://www.halls.md/

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geek_girl - 19 Mar 2004 16:56 GMT
> My husband wants to be on a diet too.
> I do not understand this: his BMI is 29, but according to our scale
> his fat percentuage is 25%, which is quite low I think. How can it be
> that?
> He is 1.78 cm high, his weight is 91 kg.
25% is pretty high for a man. It's even the top of the healthy range for
a woman, and men should be 8-10% lower. That said, bodyfat scales can be
pretty inaccurate. Is there any reason he would be overweight without
being overfat - i.e. does he do any activities that would build serious
amounts of muscle, and does he have a very large frame? And does he have
any noticeable tummy flab? That's usually where men gain first and lose
last.