Throughout the review Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci states the use of anthropometric measurements such as skinfold thickness, waist circumference or bioelectrical impedance measurements are suitable for assessing body composition.
Throughout the review it was identified that Asian populations have a higher BF% at a lower BMI measure than Caucasians. Highlighting the flaw with utilising BMI in measuring obesity especially with various ethnicities. Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci argues the correlation between BF% and BMI being ethnic-specific, this again stresses the flaw within BMI as the universal cut offs for measuring obesity are not appropriate for all ethnicity’s.
Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci expresses that …show more content…
Stating obesity is excess body fat (adipose tissue) not extra weight that is the leading cause of comorbid …show more content…
Jermaine Mayberry falls into the morbidly obese category due to a body weight of 148 kg and a height of 6ft4 making his BMI 39.6, with a suggested BF measurement of less than 20% which according to his BMI he should have a BF measure of 40 + %.
Prentice and Jebb suggests this example highlights the inaccuracy of BMI as it does not take into account body fat. Although Prentice and Jebb does express that BMI is a valuable tool within practice however due to the many flaws it is a limited measure in certain cases. Stating greater efforts should be made to assess body fat and to develop a standardised measure to successfully assess body fatness in populations.
The article highlights in which cases utilising BMI as a measure of overweight and obesity is inaccurate in identifying body fatness. Prentice and Jebb identifies aging as one of the circumstances where the BMI is flawed due to the increase of body fat and the decrease in lean mass which occurs with natural aging. Demonstrating that although the BMI measurement may remain the same the measurement of body fatness will be increased. Racial differences is again highlighted as another factor to BMI limitations. Prentice and Jebb discusses the variations discovered between Caucasians and other ethnicities between BMI measures and body fatness. Stating Asian populations carry significantly higher
Throughout the review it was identified that Asian populations have a higher BF% at a lower BMI measure than Caucasians. Highlighting the flaw with utilising BMI in measuring obesity especially with various ethnicities. Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci argues the correlation between BF% and BMI being ethnic-specific, this again stresses the flaw within BMI as the universal cut offs for measuring obesity are not appropriate for all ethnicity’s.
Deurenberg, Deurenberg-Yap and Guricci expresses that …show more content…
Stating obesity is excess body fat (adipose tissue) not extra weight that is the leading cause of comorbid …show more content…
Jermaine Mayberry falls into the morbidly obese category due to a body weight of 148 kg and a height of 6ft4 making his BMI 39.6, with a suggested BF measurement of less than 20% which according to his BMI he should have a BF measure of 40 + %.
Prentice and Jebb suggests this example highlights the inaccuracy of BMI as it does not take into account body fat. Although Prentice and Jebb does express that BMI is a valuable tool within practice however due to the many flaws it is a limited measure in certain cases. Stating greater efforts should be made to assess body fat and to develop a standardised measure to successfully assess body fatness in populations.
The article highlights in which cases utilising BMI as a measure of overweight and obesity is inaccurate in identifying body fatness. Prentice and Jebb identifies aging as one of the circumstances where the BMI is flawed due to the increase of body fat and the decrease in lean mass which occurs with natural aging. Demonstrating that although the BMI measurement may remain the same the measurement of body fatness will be increased. Racial differences is again highlighted as another factor to BMI limitations. Prentice and Jebb discusses the variations discovered between Caucasians and other ethnicities between BMI measures and body fatness. Stating Asian populations carry significantly higher