tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31989659.post7744784259315319970..comments2023-06-13T16:47:01.658+09:00Comments on The Durgacile: Tipping the Scales - the US vs. JapanDoughttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05672575871928854138noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31989659.post-22278513649891830492009-06-10T14:32:07.381+09:002009-06-10T14:32:07.381+09:00Actually the US has brought their BMI standards in...Actually the US has brought their BMI standards in line with the rest of the world at rating BMI25 and above as overweight, and BMI18.5-24.9 as normal. They used to draw the line at 27.5 I think.<br /><br />For those genetically predisposed to be skinny such as yourself and most Japanese, by all means aim for 138lbs if you want - just know that being underweight is supposed to put just as much stress on your body as being overweight does, albeit in possibly different ways.<br /><br />15+ years of hobbies like soccer and capoeira mean my legs carry some muscle to them, meaning that I can't fit in ultra-skinny Japanese pants and even with ultra-low body fat would probably just barely if at all make Japanese weight standards. I'm hardly "athlete level", but they even say on the BMI wiki entry that not discerning between muscle and fat is a huge detractor for BMI and the reason it can't be used for high level health measurements in relation to weight.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05672575871928854138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31989659.post-58811890215439846092009-06-10T10:59:33.184+09:002009-06-10T10:59:33.184+09:00The unfortunate thing is that 138 is probably abou...The unfortunate thing is that 138 is probably about right for someone that is 5'6. Americans have just an entirely different standard from the rest of the world as to what is obese.<br /><br />Being 5'9 and really thin I'd love to be 138lb. though the ideal is likely a little higher than than that. At my last checkup (here in Japan) I actually was told I was slightly underweight.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16235834286436870828noreply@blogger.com