How acurate is BMI?!
Question: I decided to see what my BMI on the nhs website and it is telling me that I am 17.5 which according to them "If your BMI is less than 18.4 you are underweight for your height. Are you eating enough calories every day? People who are underweight may be at risk from health problems, including loss of bone density, malnutrition and disrupted periods (women). "
I don't think I'm that skinny. My ribs aren't showing and neither are any of my other bones. I eat healthily except for my addiction to Pepsi and I exercise daily ....
Really how acurate can it be?
Answers: I decided to see what my BMI on the nhs website and it is telling me that I am 17.5 which according to them "If your BMI is less than 18.4 you are underweight for your height. Are you eating enough calories every day? People who are underweight may be at risk from health problems, including loss of bone density, malnutrition and disrupted periods (women). "
I don't think I'm that skinny. My ribs aren't showing and neither are any of my other bones. I eat healthily except for my addiction to Pepsi and I exercise daily ....
Really how acurate can it be?
BMI is not accurate.
i just learned it in school =]
this is becuase it does not take into your build or your body shape, everyones is different. also it thinks muscles as fat.
think about this: someone with big muscles, a sports player or somthing, would be considered extremely unhealthy on the BMI chart. when actually they are very healthy, just weigh more because of muscles and build.
BMI is very accurate, maybe your site wasn't a good one.
Try this one:
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/
It is from the CDC.
Best of luck!!
BMI is usually accurate, unless a person has a great deal of muscle. You're just a little underweight. You might consider adding weight training to your exercise regimen, if you're not already doing it. In addition to adding healthy weight, weight training also increases bone density.
What does your doctor say about this? He or she may say you're fine. It's definitely better to be underweight than overweight--unless you're very old and need the extra pounds to fight off infections.