tim.tdj 1 Posted November 23, 2018 Hi Everyone Does anyone here know what BMI value you have to get below in order to absolutely guarantee that you do not have a harmful amount of fat in or around any of your organs? Thank you very much. Kind regards Tim 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StringJunky 1986 Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) 3 hours ago, tim.tdj said: Hi Everyone Does anyone here know what BMI value you have to get below in order to absolutely guarantee that you do not have a harmful amount of fat in or around any of your organs? Thank you very much. Kind regards Tim Look at your belly. I know that's not a number but If you can pinch an inch or less you should be ok. Edited November 23, 2018 by StringJunky 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sensei 817 Posted November 24, 2018 20 hours ago, StringJunky said: Look at your belly. I know that's not a number but If you can pinch an inch or less you should be ok. @tim.tdj was asking about TOFI (thin-outside-fat-inside). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOFI "To classify an individual as TOFI, it is essential to measure their internal fat content. This is done by using magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT scanning.:" 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StringJunky 1986 Posted November 24, 2018 3 hours ago, Sensei said: @tim.tdj was asking about TOFI (thin-outside-fat-inside). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOFI "To classify an individual as TOFI, it is essential to measure their internal fat content. This is done by using magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT scanning.:" Interesting. Never heard of that. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tim.tdj 1 Posted November 25, 2018 On 11/23/2018 at 5:59 PM, StringJunky said: Look at your belly. I know that's not a number but If you can pinch an inch or less you should be ok. 11 hours ago, Sensei said: @tim.tdj was asking about TOFI (thin-outside-fat-inside). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TOFI "To classify an individual as TOFI, it is essential to measure their internal fat content. This is done by using magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI) or CT scanning.:" Hi StringJunky and Sensei Thank you both very much for your replies. Yes, Sensei. I was thinking about TOFI when I made the original post. The lower end of the BMI scale in the study mentioned in the Wikipedia article Sensei linked to is 20. I have actually recently been on a diet which in the last half year (approx) has so far taken my BMI from about 24 to 19.7 so I think I may now be safe. I don't know though. I rather wish that the study had included as a group the range 18.5 to 20. I have found a link to the study. It is as follows: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225060033_Excess_body_fat_in_obese_and_normal-weight_subjects Thank you very much. Kind regards Tim 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
StringJunky 1986 Posted November 25, 2018 10 minutes ago, tim.tdj said: Hi StringJunky and Sensei Thank you both very much for your replies. Yes, Sensei. I was thinking about TOFI when I made the original post. The lower end of the BMI scale in the study mentioned in the Wikipedia article Sensei linked to is 20. I have actually recently been on a diet which in the last half year (approx) has so far taken my BMI from about 24 to 19.7 so I think I may now be safe. I don't know though. I rather wish that the study had included as a group the range 18.5 to 20. I have found a link to the study. It is as follows: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/225060033_Excess_body_fat_in_obese_and_normal-weight_subjects Thank you very much. Kind regards Tim I think a big contributor to visceral fat is fructose, so restricting that in your diet is probably a good idea. Table sugar has it in in. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tim.tdj 1 Posted November 25, 2018 2 minutes ago, StringJunky said: I think a big contributor to visceral fat is fructose, so restricting that in your diet is probably a good idea. Table sugar has it in in. Hi SringJunky Thank you very much for your advice. I am on keto so hopefully my current sugar intake is below the danger level. Kind regards Tim 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sensei 817 Posted November 26, 2018 23 hours ago, tim.tdj said: The lower end of the BMI scale in the study mentioned in the Wikipedia article Sensei linked to is 20. I have actually recently been on a diet which in the last half year (approx) has so far taken my BMI from about 24 to 19.7 so I think I may now be safe. I don't know though. I rather wish that the study had included as a group the range 18.5 to 20. No, you should go to MRI, to verify internal fat in your body. From plain BMI you cannot get enough information about it. 0 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
