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    I agree that visceral fat is exactly the problem with BMI. Having followed your link:

    Once upon a time many moons ago I was a 5'10" 19 year old, 209#, 28" waist. I could bench 300# and stopped pushing on squats at 385# because that weight made my leg sore in the knee joint as well as thigh muscle. BMI 30.1, WHtR 40%.

    Now many years later I am, ahem, no longer 19, still 5'10", 190#, 36" waist. BMI = 27.3, WHtR 51.4.

    I suspect dropping my waist line to 34" or so would put my WHtR just under 50%, my BMI would probably still be 26ish, and I would probably look and feel better.

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    Quote Originally Posted by AKScott View Post
    I suspect dropping my waist line to 34" or so would put my WHtR just under 50%, my BMI would probably still be 26ish, and I would probably look and feel better.
    I am 39" now. Fifty percent WHtR would put me back in the healthy range at 37" and 34" would put me at ideal. Here are some ratios and associated health levels from the above website.

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    WHtR

    Barbie Doll
    25.0%

    Ken Doll
    36.0%

    Female College Swimmers
    42.4%

    Male College Swimmers
    42.8%

    Willoughby Ideal
    45.8%

    WHO Increased Risk Females
    49.2%

    General Healthy Cutoff
    50.0%

    NHANES Risk Equivalent to BMI of 25
    51.0%

    WHO Increased Risk Males
    53.6%

    WHO Substantially Increased Risk Females
    54.1%

    NHANES Risk Equivalent to BMI of 30
    57.0%

    Willoughby Obese
    57.7%

    WHO Substantially Increased Risk Males
    58.2%

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