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« Reply #15 on: Wednesday, June 10, 2009, 23:58:50 » |
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"daily guidelines"
-its only a guide, got to start somewhere |
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« Reply #16 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 00:06:11 » |
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-its only a guide, got to start somewhere
The problem is that as a guide, these things are quite useless. If they are based on an "average" person, they need to say what that "average" person is, and how we differ from them. Only then can we decide how our personal "guidelines" would differ. For instance, being taller than the average, do I need to exceed the daily recommended amounts by 1%, 5% or 15%? Also, in specific relation to the BMI - many, many athletes are obese by this standard. I also have a mate who was told by his GP that on the BMI he was overweight, but had a smaller than recommended waist circumference. The "guidelines" provide confusion, not guidance. |
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« Reply #17 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 11:50:42 » |
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Does anyone else shit blood after a heavy night out?
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« Reply #18 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 11:53:09 » |
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Does anyone else shit blood after a heavy night out?
You might wanna get that seen to mate. |
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« Reply #19 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 13:48:07 » |
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BMI Calculator (sorry not sure if its in the the article above) http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/Mine is 19.8 |
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« Reply #20 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 14:11:22 » |
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As had been said before on this thread, BMI is just a guideline and isn't tailored to individuals. Take me for example, my BMI score is 33.1 which according to these guidelines means I'm obese. I know I'm overweight, but I wouldn't say I'm obese in the sense that it's severely damaging to my health.
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« Reply #21 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 14:22:05 » |
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According to the BMI indicator pretty much every proffesional rugby player is obese. Thats why its a shite measure
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« Reply #22 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 14:44:36 » |
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BMI is ok as a rough guide. Let's face it, the average person isn't an athlete and so unless you're obviously muscular then it's probably a fairly good basic indicator.
When I used to go to the gym and cared about body fitness, I always just used scales which measure your body fat percentage. It's a far better measure to understand and is less arbitrary.
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« Reply #23 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 15:39:02 » |
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You might wanna get that seen to mate.
I'll be fine! |
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« Reply #24 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 15:50:25 » |
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As had been said before on this thread, BMI is just a guideline and isn't tailored to individuals. Take me for example, my BMI score is 33.1 which according to these guidelines means I'm obese. I know I'm overweight, but I wouldn't say I'm obese in the sense that it's severely damaging to my health.
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« Reply #25 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 15:56:42 » |
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Shut up or I'll sit on you.
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« Reply #26 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 16:04:01 » |
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Don't you mean eat me?  |
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« Reply #27 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 16:45:05 » |
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I'll sit on you then eat you.
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« Reply #28 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 17:22:40 » |
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Well done TT. I posted this link a few months ago in another related thread (or possibily unrelated thread, you know how things are on here). I remember reading the article and another one that showed people who are tea-total have the same life expectancy as someone who drinks a bottle of wine a day! I reckon most things in moderation are OK, and besides the occasional blow out is good for the soul. |
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« Reply #29 on: Thursday, June 11, 2009, 17:31:17 » |
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In my opinion, if you look down and can't see your willy, then you are overweight.
Otherwise, carry on.
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