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2. Army Body Composition Program - Wikipedia

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   The Army Body Composition Program (ABCP) is a United States Army program that dictates height and weight standards for all Active Army, Army National Guard, and Army Reserve Soldiers; the ABCP is covered in Army Regulation (AR) 600-9. [1] The program is designed to enhance and facilitate Soldier "readiness" and maintain optimal well-being and ...

3. The Military Diet: Safety, Effectiveness, and Meal Plan

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   The 3-day military diet is split into two phases over 7 days. During the first phase of 3 days, the total calorie intake is roughly 1,100–1,400 calories per day. This makes it a low calorie diet ...

4. Ideal Body Fat Percentage: For Men and Women - Healthline

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   Reproduction plays a role in the higher body fat percentages for women. With that in mind, the ACE chart gives the following ranges for men: Category. Percentage. Essential fat. 2-5%. Athletes. 6 ...

5. The 10 Best Ways to Measure Your Body Fat Percentage - Healthline

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   Here are the 10 best ways to measure your body fat percentage. 1. Skinfold Calipers. Skinfold measurements have been used to estimate body fat for over 50 years ( 1 ). Skinfold calipers measure ...

6. Body fat percentage - Wikipedia

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   The body fat percentage ( BFP) of a human or other living being is the total mass of fat divided by total body mass, multiplied by 100; body fat includes essential body fat and storage body fat. Essential body fat is necessary to maintain life and reproductive functions. The percentage of essential body fat for women is greater than that for ...

7. Waist-to-height ratio - Wikipedia

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   v. t. e. A person's waist-to-height ratio ( WHtR ), occasionally written WtHR or called waist-to-stature ratio ( WSR ), is defined as their waist circumference divided by their height, both measured in the same units. It is used as a predictor of obesity-related cardiovascular disease. The WHtR is a measure of the distribution of body fat.

8. The Military Diet: Everything You Should Know - WebMD

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   The military diet only allows for 1,100 to 1,400 calories a day for “on” days. For “off” days, the plan recommends keeping your calories below 1,500. The FDA recommends adults eat an ...

9. How Accurate Is Body Mass Index, or BMI? - WebMD

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   On the other hand, being too thin and having a BMI that's below the healthy range (18.5 to 24.9) can also be a health concern. Many health care experts think BMI is a useful tool to measure weight ...