where are you on the global fat scale?does it bother you?how important is it to know?

christmas2012

Where are you on the global fat scale,i did take a few seconds to fill this out,i am currently 11 stone and 5''5 inches i am about 1 stone overweight,at my slimmest i am 9 stone,but recently i have been indulging in leonidas chococlates so i can see why i cant shift the last few,at my heaviest which was just over last year,i was 15 stone..

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328

Do you want to know where you are on the fat scale?Have you seen the ads on TV about cutting out the spread,i got the standardised waist measurement off my local doctor recently they are free to pick up in any GP's or chemists..

Does it bother you what weight you are,do you think its important to keep track of your BMI and your weight?

ferike1

I am from New Zealand according to this but it is a flawed measure. Muscle weighs more than fat. According to this I am overweight but not really.

Jarren

Wow

I'm from Eritrea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea

christmas2012

As with all large data sets, there is a margin of error in this calculation, something statisticians call "standard deviation". This is indicated on the graph by the faint band either side of your indicated BMI measure.

theres BMI measurements for that,i suppose what they are trying to do is give you an idea.I think ireland is getting pretty bad,its not a huge epidemic or anything,but we have the highest ratio for bowel cancer and chrons disease,which says a lot about our diet lacking in the right kind of unrefined fibres..

ferike1

I guess BMI works for anyone who does no sport of any kind but once other factors come into play it becomes worthless. If you enter Usain Bolt's stats into the calculator he would probably come out as obese.

Brian?

Between Croatia and Tonga.

Not that it means a thing to me.

Oryx

Ethiopia. Whatever that means.

emeraldstar

Did this the other day. I'm most like someone from Vietnam.

menoscemo

ferike1 wrote: »

I guess BMI works for anyone who does no sport of any kind but once other factors come into play it becomes worthless. If you enter Usain Bolt's stats into the calculator he would probably come out as obese.

He actually has a BMI of 22.6
http://www.runnersworld.co.uk/weight-loss/fat-or-fiction-why-you-should-be-wary-of-your-bmi/4298.html

finality

You have a lower BMI than 96%
of females aged 15-29 in your
country

and I'm most like someone from Vietnam.

Cruel Sun

South Africa apparently, I'm below the Irish average. But BMI is really inaccurate. I'm not at all skinny.

laoch na mona

im Indian apparently well i do like a good curry

Jesus Shaves

22 so ahahahahAha @ usain bolt

Tonyandthewhale

Bangladesh

Ireland's statistic is rubbish.
Our average BMI lower than Ukraine, Poland, Slovakia, Croatia.
Nonsense!

gymfreak

I got Kazakhstan.

I really don't pay any heed to BMI at all as I think it is very flawed.

JessieJames

liberia... that passed a whole 43 seconds for me

Burkatron

It called me fat
Edit: A fat Estonian to be exact :P

AltAccount

I'm Bahraini now, but when I hit my target weight I can call myself a proud Iraqi

Inspector Coptoor

I'm from Tonga.

Time to learn the haka & get a Polynesian tattoo, maybe play for the all blacks

tmc86

Bulgarian

but I agree with Gymfreak, BMI as a measurement is flawed and wouldn't pay any attention to it

im a fat person from paraguay

theteal

Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 2,750,458 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population

:eek:

And I'm from Syria apparently, for whatever that's worth

Inspector Coptoor

tmc86 wrote: »

Bulgarian

but I agree with Gymfreak, BMI as a measurement is flawed and wouldn't pay any attention to it

I used to think that too.

But unless you have an appreciable amount of muscle, it's actually not that bad of an indicator as to where you are weight wise.

My Bmi is 29.1. This says I'm overweight and close to the obese line.

In reality, I'm nowhere near obese but I would be a bit overweight.

It's a rough guide & it's not a completely terrible one.

Hanley

...if you're lean and muscular, you're probably ok and BMI doesn't apply

...if you're fat and train in a gym and have a bit of muscle, you're probably fat and BMI isn't all that bad a measure.

Zamboni

BMI 25 Swiss :eek:
I am in my Swiss-role.





*monches Toberlone*

Luno

I reaaally doubt I've a lower BMI than 96% of Ireland in my category. I am from Vietnam though.

brownej

Some people have a tendancy to exaggerate their height a bit. To such an extent that they actually believe that they're an inch or two taller than they really are. Very few people actually measure their height for these calculations they just stick in what they "know". Weight on the other hand tends to be accurate enough due to the frequency of measurment.

For the record I come in at a BMI of 24 and apparently I am from Sierra Leone. I find it odd that I come in at the top end of the "nomal" scale given that I have a 31.5 inch waist (around the belly button).

brownej

brownej wrote: »

Some people have a tendancy to exaggerate their height a bit. To such an extent that they actually believe that they're an inch or two taller than they really are. Very few people actually measure their height for these calculations they just stick in what they "know". Weight on the other hand tends to be accurate enough due to the frequency of measurment.

For the record I come in at a BMI of 24 and apparently I am from Sierra Leone. I find it odd that I come in at the top end of the "nomal" scale given that I have a 31.5 inch waist (around the belly button).

mine's 30.5 and i'm still a fatty :rolleyes:

i only know my height exactly since i got measured on some machine before that did all these calcs

Kitty-kitty

Owch. at 9 and a half stone 67% of Irish women are smaller than me, and 64% of the world? I got Morocco.

... brb weight watchers.

Lantus

misleading title. It's a BMI measure across a number of countries. No measurement of fat took place, just a quick and very rough (and many would argue very incorrect) correlation of a persons height and weight,

I'm at 28 BMI and have a 31" waist.

You dont have to do too much training especially anything with resistance to get a distorted reading on a BMI chart.

christmas2012

It does give you a rough estimate though,better that than nothing,i know what you mean,i find it hard to get a full reading and thats frustrating..

brownej

bluewolf wrote: »

mine's 30.5 and i'm still a fatty :rolleyes:

i only know my height exactly since i got measured on some machine before that did all these calcs

Paraguayans are only marginally fatties.....

Zamboni

christmas2012 wrote: »

It does give you a rough estimate though,better that than nothing,i know what you mean,i find it hard to get a full reading and thats frustrating..

The global fat scale is about as informative a reading your horoscope to be fair.
It doesn't really tell you anything about anything.

ferike1

HOROSCOPES ARE REAL!

I am a libra and it totally works!

Brian?

Hanley wrote: »

...if you're lean and muscular, you're probably ok and BMI doesn't apply

...if you're fat and train in a gym and have a bit of muscle, you're probably fat and BMI isn't all that bad a measure.

I'd agree with this. My BMI puts me in obese but I'm carry a decent amount of muscle, I hope. I'm not lean though, so it's not that wrong just a little off kilter. When I can see my abs and my BMI says I'm overweight or more than likely still obese I can then offically ignore it. But the fact I know all this means I don't worry about BMI.

SlimCi

Holy god I'm from Rwanda. I'm 22 bmi. Don't they have famine there??? I'm not skinny....:D

christmas2012

Zamboni wrote: »

The global fat scale is about as informative a reading your horoscope to be fair.
It doesn't really tell you anything about anything.

NO,i would completely disagree with that,it does tell you where you are at,it gives you an indication, a rough estimate of where you are at,so you got something to work from.

KamiKazeKitten

I'm from Bhutan, apparently...

Mellor

A lot of people who go on about BMI being useless because is doesn't account for muscle are making excuses for that bit of extra fat they carry. The people who are genuinely carry so much muscle that BMI is completely useless, don't need validation from a magic number.

charlemont

Your numbers
Obesity Index
34bmi
BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National
Above average
You have a higher BMI than 98% of males aged 30-44 in your country Global
Above average
You have a higher BMI than 99% of males aged 30-44 in the world

Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 121,878,453 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population
You're most like someone from Micronesia*
* Compared with other males aged 30-44 in Micronesia

Ha, That's funny I'm not really overweight I'm muscular and blocky for my height. But I'm not too sure did I enter my height correctly, I'll measure it tomorrow.

NegativeCreep

I'm male, 18, 5 foot 7 inches tall and I'm 8 stone 6 pounds in weight and apparently I have a below average BMI even compared to a male from DR Congo. Does this seem right to you? :L
I know I'm skinnier than most men from Ireland but DR Congo? How is that possible? :L

Edit: 18 BMI too.

eaglebhoy

Pretty ridiculous, my BMI was 34 and I got Micronesia which was the top ranked Country for High BMI, Lovely !

Also their info is either really bad research or fed in by a lot of liars as apparently I'm in the top 2% in Ireland with my BMI yet in my job I honestly see a few thousand people pass by me a day and I am definitely not in the top 2% of fattest Irish on any given day, very poor piece BBC !

Lovely kick to the Ego there !

The Guvnor

Top of the world here!:D

Zamboni

christmas2012 wrote: »

NO,i would completely disagree with that,it does tell you where you are at,it gives you an indication, a rough estimate of where you are at,so you got something to work from.

BMI has it's uses, I'm not arguing that.
But The Global Fat Scale does not have any individual use other than some mild entertainment.
How does knowing that I have a similar BMI to Swiss people contribute to knowing "where I am at" exactly?
Should I aiming for Angola or Tonga?

emeraldstar

christmas2012 wrote: »

NO,i would completely disagree with that,it does tell you where you are at,it gives you an indication, a rough estimate of where you are at,so you got something to work from.

But which are you talking about? BMI or the Global Fat Scale?

BMI can be useful for certain people, but it definitely has its flaws.

But the Global Fat Scale though? In what sense would that be useful? How does knowing how I compare to someone from Iraq or someone from Brazil prove in any way beneficial to me personally?

red_bairn

" You have a lower BMI than 89% of malesaged15-29 in your country"

20BMI. Congo. 6'1" - 69kg.

ferike1

emeraldstar wrote: »

But which are you talking about? BMI or the Global Fat Scale?

BMI can be useful for certain people, but it definitely has its flaws.

But the Global Fat Scale though? In what sense would that be useful? How does knowing how I compare to someone from Iraq or someone from Brazil prove in any way beneficial to me personally?

Well if there are Iraqi chicks/guys around they may find your bodyshape more appealing!

Scioch

How the hell can this be right ?

I'm 29 male, 5ft 11 and 88kg

BMI 27
You have a higher BMI than 87% of males aged 15-29 in your country.
You have a higher BMI than 90% of males aged 15-29 in the world.

I thought there was an obesity epidemic !! Cant be much of an epidemic if 88kg for a 5,11 fully grown man gets into the top 10% fattest people 15-29 in the world.

Mellor

LordSmeg wrote: »

How the hell can this be right ?

I'm 29 male, 5ft 11 and 88kg

BMI 27
You have a higher BMI than 87% of males aged 15-29 in your country.
You have a higher BMI than 90% of males aged 15-29 in the world.

I thought there was an obesity epidemic !! Cant be much of an epidemic if 88kg for a 5,11 fully grown man gets into the top 10% fattest people 15-29 in the world.

Overweight problems tends to be more common as people get older.
So you are being compared to fittest and most in shape age demographic. Don't underestimate the amount of skinny Asians in the world.