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NFL running back Adrian Peterson is it top physical form. His body fat has been reported by Kevin Seifert of ESPN as being 6%. He is shown mostly naked in many commercials – he is TOTALLY flipping ripped. 
His Body Mass Index (BMI) is 28.6! That means he is overweight and on the verge of obesity! Yeah right! That is total bullshit. Regarding BMI (from wikipedia): It was invented between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing "social physics".[1] Body mass index is defined as the individual's body weight divided by the square of his or her height. 1830 to 1850?? What the FUCK? We still use this archaic tool? Bloodletting, blistering and purging were common medical practices in the mid 1800s. Do we still think those are great ideas? NO!! Okay some fringe alternative medicine practitioners think bloodletting and leeching is still cool but you can keep those blood sucking parasites the hell away from me (both the docs and leeches!)! It is confusing because most “trusted” medical establishments are guilty. Yes *gasp* even the US government is guilty: Our healthcare professionals have NO idea what they are talking about when it comes to BMI. None. ''I think BMI is a very good and easy screening tool,'' says obesity expert, Cathy Nonas, MS, RD, a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association. Cathy – you should be stripped of your titles and fired. Then taken out back and shot. Really? What part of BMI is “a very good” … “screening tool?” It is SO “very good” that if Adrian Peterson walked into your office in a baggy sweatshirt and asked for dietary advice you’d tell him that he is nearly obese and that he needs to lose a lot weight, right? Why? Because you are TOO lazy to really pay attention to your patients. Too lazy to have their percent body fat tested accurately. Since when did it become okay to be lazy? Even worse, when did it become okay for our medical professionals to become lazy? I propose that standing in front of the mirror naked is a BETTER tool for assessing your fitness level than BMI. If you like what you see then wow you probably are not obese. If you don’t like what you see then get off the couch and do something about it! Then if you want a truly accurate assessment of your body composition get your % body fat tested at a local BodPod! A test that was invented somewhere AFTER the medical dark ages!
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