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To: Cogito Ergo Sum who wrote (100526)	8/7/2009 3:47:56 PM
From: Elroy Jetson	Respond to of 116555

BMI (Body Mass Index) referenced in the Lindy post is not a very good guide to healthy body weight when compared with body fat percentage. With 17% body fat I'm within the range of fitness, well below what is acceptable, but according to the BMI I'm "overweight" because I have too much muscle. Not surprisingly, "when compared to the acceptable BMI category, overweight appears to be protective against mortality". nature.com It's tough to find a person capable of thinking for themselves in any group of people. I suspect Doctors have the same level of non-thinking conformists as any other group. .