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What is bmi body fat really?

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Body Mass Index; is a measure of body weight based on a person's weight and height. It is not a body fat percentage.

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What does your BMI (Body Mass Index)describe about your body?

The BMI Index describes your body fat percentage.


Can you analyze your body fat at home?

The best way to analyze your body fat when you are at home, is either weigh yourself with a scale or calculate your BMI. A bmi is a height/weight that calculates your body mass index. Which is your fat.


What does your bmi body mass index describe about body?

your body fat percentage


When are you classified as fat?

You are classified as "fat" when you have a large BMI (body mass index).


Which measurement of body composition is more accurate bmi measurements or percent body fat measurements from hydrostatic weighing?

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What is the relative percentage of body fat to lean body tissue?

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I am 5'9 and weigh 190 am i fat?

Here is a site where you can check your BMI (Body Mass Index) http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/


How do you do body fat percent?

you can check on your bmi or ask a dr. a bmi is a website where you put some of your info on and it will calculate it and tell you!


How fat can you be until you are considered overweight?

You height and body structure determine how fat you can be to be considered overweight. Your BMI, or body mass index at a healthy weight should be from 18.5 to 24.9. You are overweight if your BMI is between 25 and 29.9.


How do you calculate body fat percent?

you can check on your bmi or ask a dr. a bmi is a website where you put some of your info on and it will calculate it and tell you!


What does BMI greater than 25 mean?

That means your body weight is made up of more than 25% fat. BMI stands for Body Mass Index.


is there such thing as a body fat scale?

A body fat scale, also known as a BMI (Body Mass Index), measures the amount of fat in a person's body. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fat_percentage#From_BMI