Your BMI-Body Mass Index May Not Be Accurate If You Are An Asian Or African

Everyone knows the risk of excess body fat, heart disease, stroke and certain types of cancer increases the potential timebomb. These are diseases that can kill. Keep the body fat, nor do these diseases can be avoided.

The measures are overweight the most popular methods of body mass index or BMI is calculated using. The formula for calculating BMI is: -

• Body weight in kilograms (pounds) meters (feet) square is divided.

World Health Organization (WHO) recommends that BMI measurements greater than 25 indicates a person is overweight and BMI measurements show that more than 30 is obese.

However, this calculation correct? WHO Caucasians were based mainly on a study recommended by BMI. It is therefore recommended that obese by BMI may be an accurate indication of average Caucasus. "These results suggest that Asians and people of African descent than Caucasians, although appearing slim body fat percentage is much higher than Caucasians. The inherent risk. If you are Asian or African, might seem thin, but fat body can make me blind

As a personal trainer is not normal when my clients do not measure body fat in Asian countries, who are not physically fat, high proportion of body fat.

Dr Mabel Yap, nutrition, according to Health Ministry deputy director of the Institute, Singapore, public health impact of ethnic differences in BMI values are important because they suggest that obesity cut points or less are different ethnic groups . He said: "Singapore cuts 30-27 points, for example, reducing obesity doubles.

Study, Education, Singapore and the University of Wageningen in the Netherlands, calculate the BMI of different ethnic groups affected body who created the National Institute of Physical Education School. The results of subsequent studies confirmed in Indonesia and Thailand.

As is known, calculation of body mass index is not adjusted for persons of muscle (muscle is heavier than fat) and now for all ethnic groups can not be right in all areas. Basically overweight, Africa and Asia the results of body mass index, defined as over 23 and obese if over 27 possible.