Monday, June 04, 2012

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juliek
09/07/09
juliek
Category: BMI , Body Fat , Obesity , Tools And Calculators

My Tanita bathroom scale says my BMI is 38, but your BMI calculator says 24.5. Which is correct?

I have noticed that my Tanita bathroom scale seems to be unable to differentiate between calorie-free water and heavy calories.  After drinking much water during the day I will show up as higher BMI than after eating something like chocolate.

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