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Old 10-09-2007, 11:04 PM   #113
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Originally Posted by lumberjim View Post
I would have to be 8'2" to be 20 bmi according to that last link. it says i'm 35.6% i should be dead.
BMI isn't a percentage. It is your weight in kilograms divided by the square of your height.
There are adjustments for non-metric units, wikipedia explains it well.

I'm just using it to compare the thinness of various people of different heights. I don't advocate BMI scores as a goal or as a very reliable predictor of health. It all depends on whether your weight is muscle or flab. Reading your posts, it sounds like you're mostly muscle.

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