Does the BMI chart take breast size and muscle mass into consideration>??

Question

I am considered overweight on the BMI chart but I don't feel like I am. I am 5'7" and 185lbs. I could stand to lose a few pounds but I have always been muscular and had large b*****s (36DD). I walk a lot and my leg muscles are large, no fat. I feel like the BMI is misleading. Do you know if there are any issues with it with the medical practitioners?

Answer 1

Nope, that is why there is such controversy over the BMI chart.  Sometimes people who are completely in shape, just really muscular are considered overweight because it doesn't take into consideration the muscle mass.  There are other ways to find out of you are clinically overweight, by taking into account muscle, but it is expensive and very in depth.

Answer 2

sounds like ur fine.  thats just a guideline.  it doesn't work for everyone the same.  ask ur doc if u r concerned

Answer 3

No, it doesn't take any of that into account. The BMI chart is pretty much useless. There are tests a doctor can perform to accurately determine your fat percentages.