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Tell you what an inch is not an inch in clothing, I can buy 32 inch waist Levi jeans in the USA there very loose almost fall down.
Exactly same model fit in Europe and their uncomfortably tight put them up against each other at least 2 inch difference.
Well, traditionally with vanity sizing US pants are 2" larger than indicated, so a 34 has a 36" waist. Some manufacturers do 1" or 1.5", 1" is pretty close to what you'd actually want to wear. Eg, if you had a 34" waist you'd probably want 35" pants to go over boxers, tuck in t-shirt, when you eat a big meal. Levi though has zero consistency. About all I wear is 501s and I've seen everything from 1" to 4" just on 501s, also one that was at least 6" but I 'm pretty sure they just put the wrong labels on that one.
One problem with BMI is that it does not distinguish between muscle and fat.
Consider this:
A person who does no exercise, is 1.83 meters, or 6 feet tall and weighs 92 kg, or 203 pounds (lbs), would have a BMI of 27.
An Olympic athlete, 1.83 meters, or 6 feet tall, and weighs 96 kilograms, or 211 lbs, would have a BMI of 28.
According to this, the athlete is more "overweight" than the person who does no exercise. However, muscle weighs about 18 percent more than fat, so this is clearly not true.
Exactly.
According to BMI, a 6'4" male (1.93 meters) is overweight at 200 pounds and is obese above 238. That is patently ridiculous for anyone who isn't completely sedentary. I'm normally in the 225-230 range, but dropped to just below 200 during chemotherapy two years ago. Everyone thought I looked not only gaunt, but completely emaciated.
Someone whose belly hides their belt and/or someone who cannot walk at least three miles in one hour (without stopping) on level ground because of their weight.
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