![]() One of the formula's obvious flaws, explains Alan Aragon, the Men's Health Weight Loss Coach and nutritionist in California, is that it has absolutely no way of discriminating fat and muscle. She added: 'My BMI is none of your concern because my body and BMI are perfect and beautiful just the way they are.'īMI is an outdated way of defining normal weight, under weight, over weight, and obesity by taking one person's height divided by their weight. In a heart-warming passage she said she was 'just beginning to love her body', adding that she is not going to allow 'some outdated calculator' tell her she is obese. 'So this is where I don’t calculate my BMI because my doctor, a man who went to college for eight years studying children’s health, told me my height and weight are right on track.' He said though I’m a bit overweight, he’s not going to worry about me based on how healthy I am,' she wrote. 'He did a couple tests and told me I was fine. She said when her mother Mindi took her to see a doctor he told Tessa that although she was a 'bit overweight' it was 'fine' because she is so healthy. ![]() 'I would wear four bras to try and cover up my back fat, and I would try to wrap ace bandages around my stomach so I would look skinnier.' 'At the beginning of the year, I started having very bad thoughts when my body was brought into a conversation,' she wrote. She said despite being an active teenager, she has experienced 'bad thoughts' about her body and even wore multiple bras in an attempt to 'cover up my back fat'. She wrote: ' should not be used in a school setting where students are already self conscious and lacking confidence in their unique bodies.' Tessa shared her own previous struggles with her weight, revealing: 'Ever since I can remember I've been a "bigger girl".'īrave: But instead, Tessa, from Evansville, Indiana, wrote an essay for her teacher criticizing 'outdated' BMI and sharing personal struggle with body image She told her teacher children should not be asked for their BMI because they are 'already self conscious and lacking confidence in their unique bodies'. Does that make sense to you? Because it sure doesn’t make sense to me.' 'That doesn’t matter when calculating BMI! This woman’s BMI would be 30.7, and she would be labeled obese. 'So, let’s say there is a fairly athletic woman who maintains a decent diet, she’s five feet, six inches, and she weighs 190 pounds, but 80 per cent of her body is muscle. 'One of the formula’s obvious flaws, explains Alan Aragon, the Men’s Health Weight Loss Coach and nutritionist in California, is that it has absolutely no way of discriminating fat and muscle. She wrote: 'BMI is an outdated way of defining normal weight, under weight, over weight, and obesity by taking one person’s height divided by their weight. In her lengthy and considered answer, Tessa opens by explaining to her teacher why she thinks the measurement is irrelevant. The official definition of BMI according to National Institutes of Health is 'a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women'.īut critics claim it does not allow for bone, fat and muscle proportions which means athletes and health-conscious people can come out as overweight or obese. Please note, the Better Health Channel also has a Body mass index calculator for children and teenagers.Assignment: Tessa Embry, 14, was asked to explain body mass index and calculate her own in a health quiz, pictured, by her teacher This means there are some exceptions to the BMI guidelines. 18.5 to 24.9 - you have a healthy weight range for young and middle-aged adults.īMI does not differentiate between body fat and muscle mass.Under 18.5 - you are very underweight and possibly malnourished. ![]() Once you have measured your BMI, you can determine your healthy weight range. Some researchers have suggested that a BMI range of 22-26 is acceptable for older Australians. For older Australians over the age of 74 years, your general health may be more important than being mildly overweight. This calculator is designed for men and women over the age of 18.Ī healthy BMI for an adult is between 20 and 25. It is only an approximate measure of the best weight for your health. Body Mass Index is used to estimate your total amount of fat.
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