what is the average body fat percentage in males?
Wednesday, December 9th, 2009 at
6:36 am
I have been looking around online, trying to find a chart that shows the distribution of body fat percentage in American males. I don’t seem to be able to find one. I want to know what percentile a male with around 10% body fat would be in.
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With american males getting fatter by the day, was is average and what is recommended are getting farther and farther apart.
A man should be between 10 to 20%, depending on age.
Perhaps the link below can shed some light for you
I thought that 17% – 19% was average in males, whereas 20-24% was average in females? At least, that is what is healthy and recommended? Why don’t you do a search for BMI statistics?
Body Fat Percentages for Males:
Essential Body fat: 2%-4%
Body Builders/Athletes: 5%-10%
Average Healthy Male: 11%-19%
Borderline: 20%-22%
Overfat: 23% plus
Obese: 30% plus
In the US, the average body fat percentage in males is about 25%. At 10% body fat, this would be very low in comparison to the majority of males in the US, but obviously the average male in the US is overfat.
HTH : )