estimate bf?

[mike_sargent]

Would those of you who have an eye for this kind of thing mind giving me an estimate of my bf percentage?

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I'm asking because my doc says I need to lose weight... I'm diabetic, so he may be right, but I'm not sure he's paying attention to my bf ratio... My calipers say 10-12%, but that only measures subcutaneous fat, and it's certainly possible that I'm carrying visceral fat. Anyhow, I'm not asking for a diagnosis here, but just some corroboration that I might have a case to make to the doctor.

Mike

[ServoScanMan]

Mike,

My guess is 12%. Maybe your doctor is just looking a charts and not actually thinking about your muscle mass. The BMI charts only have your height and weight for the calculations. I'm way overweight by those calcs.

[mike_sargent]

Thanks, guys.

Servo, it's clear the doctor goes by the chart, since he has it on his wall and runs his finger down it every time I see him. And I've done my best to make the BMI chart misrepresentative by gaining muscle mass, though I'm still in the "normal" range!

Tropszzz, I couldn't find the article you mention in the table of contents of M/F online (are you sure it was May?), but I did find some articles about a condition they called "metabolically obese normal weight." Sure, if a diabetic isn't obese, and thus doesn't fit our theory, let's redefine obesity: that'll help solve the problem!!!!!! Sometimes I don't like doctors very much...

Mike