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Why is my Body Fat Index high?
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Hi, I've just has a test and I've found out my body fat index is slightly high, only 0.6% above normal, but the point is I'm healthy! My weight is 8st7(54kg) which is normal but only 7lbs above underweight, my BMI is 21.1kg/m�, just 1.1 into 'normal' status. So why is my Body Fat Index so high? I walk to the train station and back (just over a mile down and then back up a big hill) I go to the gym at least twice a week and regularly go bike riding. I'm vegetarian(I don't eat any meat or fish) and I thought I ate pretty healthily(plenty of fruit of veg).
Can anyone tell me why it's high and how I can lower it?
Thanks
Carys
Can anyone tell me why it's high and how I can lower it?
Thanks
Carys
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.How has your body fat been measured? Those electronic devices that you either hold or stand on are notoriously unreliable.
The BMI which involves calculating your weight and height is an absolute nonsense because it does not take into account muscle mass - a sixteen stone, beer guzzling slob has far more body fat than a sixteen stone world class rugby player, even though they are the same height and weight.
The only reliable way to measure body fat is by a trained practitiotener using calipers to physical grab your body fat.
And 0.6% is nothing.
The BMI which involves calculating your weight and height is an absolute nonsense because it does not take into account muscle mass - a sixteen stone, beer guzzling slob has far more body fat than a sixteen stone world class rugby player, even though they are the same height and weight.
The only reliable way to measure body fat is by a trained practitiotener using calipers to physical grab your body fat.
And 0.6% is nothing.
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