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There are various ways BMI could lead a doctor to the wrong conclusion about a patient's body fat, says Heymsfield. A healthy BMI is considered somewhere between 18.5 ti to 24.9. ti But an athlete with lots of muscle tissue ti could have a considerably higher number and not be overweight. Others might have an acceptable BMI but still be "overfat." Too little fat can also be a problem, says Heymsfield. In that case, women may have their menstrual cycles interrupted as well as develop osteoporosis, a dangerous thinning of bone. The researchers offer up George Washington as an example of BMI misclassification. They point out that the father of our country would have an unhealthy BMI of 25.7 based on his height and weight, but he couldn't be considered obese because of his active lifestyle.
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