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<blockquote data-quote="Roytaylorjasonfunglover" data-source="post: 861239" data-attributes="member: 166184"><p>Bmi is not really a good indicator of diabetes risk, it is what kind of fat that you have, how much of it, and where it is stored that is important. </p><p>This article explains it very nicely, and may give a clue why indians are particulary at risk. </p><p><a href="http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/full/nm0404-325.html" target="_blank">http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/full/nm0404-325.html</a></p><p></p><p>Here is a picture that explains the article, the one the left has bodyfat of 9.1% the one the right has 21.2 %, and their bmi is the same!</p><p><a href="http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/images/nm0404-325-I2.jpg" target="_blank">http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/images/nm0404-325-I2.jpg</a></p><p></p><p>Genetics matter, and if you are of asian or black ethnicity, your diabetes risk is totally different from somebody caucasian, and that is because these groups store fat differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Roytaylorjasonfunglover, post: 861239, member: 166184"] Bmi is not really a good indicator of diabetes risk, it is what kind of fat that you have, how much of it, and where it is stored that is important. This article explains it very nicely, and may give a clue why indians are particulary at risk. [URL]http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/full/nm0404-325.html[/URL] Here is a picture that explains the article, the one the left has bodyfat of 9.1% the one the right has 21.2 %, and their bmi is the same! [URL]http://www.nature.com/nm/journal/v10/n4/images/nm0404-325-I2.jpg[/URL] Genetics matter, and if you are of asian or black ethnicity, your diabetes risk is totally different from somebody caucasian, and that is because these groups store fat differently. [/QUOTE]
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