Comments on: Be overweight during midlife and have fewer years to live? http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/ Make Fitness Your Way Of Life Tue, 27 Dec 2011 06:00:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sir Squishy http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-160 Sir Squishy Thu, 24 Aug 2006 13:26:55 +0000 http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/#comment-160 Thanks again. After reading your post I was modivated to write another post on BMI. Its only in draft form right now but it should be up by end of day. By the way your blog ROCKS! Thanks again. After reading your post I was modivated to write another post on BMI. Its only in draft form right now but it should be up by end of day.

By the way your blog ROCKS!

]]> By: fitnessmantra http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-159 fitnessmantra Thu, 24 Aug 2006 03:02:15 +0000 http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/#comment-159 Absolutely. Even the full article on Washington Post mentions (albeit much later in the article), that there are many skeptics to the BMI theory. Of course, this particular study is atleast a little more accurate than most others because the article states: "The researchers and others said the findings are particularly noteworthy because of the study's size and the fact that the analysis controlled for the effects of smoking and illness. That may explain some of the earlier findings -- smokers and sick people tend to weigh less." Bottomline, body fat % (though difficult to measure) is the single best indicator of fitness, bar none. I hope to find time soon to write more on this topic. Absolutely.
Even the full article on Washington Post mentions (albeit much later in the article), that there are many skeptics to the BMI theory.
Of course, this particular study is atleast a little more accurate than most others because the article states: “The researchers and others said the findings are particularly noteworthy because of the study’s size and the fact that the analysis controlled for the effects of smoking and illness. That may explain some of the earlier findings — smokers and sick people tend to weigh less.”
Bottomline, body fat % (though difficult to measure) is the single best indicator of fitness, bar none. I hope to find time soon to write more on this topic.

]]> By: Sir Squishy http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Sir Squishy Wed, 23 Aug 2006 23:19:34 +0000 http://www.fitnessmantra.info/2006/08/23/be-overweight-during-midlife-and-have-fewer-years-to-live/#comment-158 I'm glad you posted that quote concerning BMI's from WebMD.....I'm so tired of all the focus on the BMI when the real focus should be on body fat. I’m glad you posted that quote concerning BMI’s from WebMD…..I’m so tired of all the focus on the BMI when the real focus should be on body fat.

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