Comments on: 3 Reasons NOT to Use a Scale

By: bentley

bentley — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 18:38:52 +0000

Weight by itself means little. However, one of the best ways to measure body fat in the absence of the sophisticated lab methods is by way of equations developed by Hodgden and Beckett at the Naval Health Research Center. These equations require an overall weight input. You may therefore need to weigh yourself in order the arrive at one of the best measures of health. By the way, the very popular bodyfat monitors are not very accurate or consistent. I’ve owned several of the more expensive (and highly rated) ones and found them all to be deficient even when the guidelines are followed.

By: asjad

asjad — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 07:30:47 +0000

I found this information very productive & helping. Before this I thought that only weighing is enough.
Now I am well aware by reading this article that body composition is the main thing not the BMI.

By: Brett

Brett — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:38:09 +0000

Shannon. No, size 10 isn’t fat if you are healthy and always have been a size 10 when you were healthy. If you were always a size 6 and you have gained weight to become a size 10, it probably means you are gaining extra and unnecessary weight…that indeed may be fat. That is the point.

By: SHANNON

SHANNON — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 22:10:32 +0000

a size 10 is NOT fat!

By: ramil

ramil — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 08:52:59 +0000

im skinny and my body dont change a bit for the whole 15years . some said it is my natural body. but i believe there is something wrong. i gone through check – up but the doctors made no bad comments if there is a problem. they just keep giving me a different kind of vitamins but all didnt work

By: Alma Harris

Alma Harris — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 19:37:21 +0000

I was so happy to read the information about the human BMI verse the LBM. The information really gave me a true ensite on the body fat it self. For a long time I could never figure it out. However, it was quoted very well in this article. I’m struggling everday with my weight, it gets so hard . I constantly research to better understand the importances of good health and how to stay in the best of health. Therefore, I know I need to loose weight bad.