Government will require all Americans by 2014 to have a Obesity Rating

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Originally Posted by Silock

Huh? No, he was on the high end of normal.

That isn't what was reported back when I used to read up on it. He was always one of the examples on how BMI is very inaccurate. I probably misstated him being obese. Probable fell in the overweight category now that I think about it.

The BMI calculations need adjustments though.

EDIT

This isn't the same sources I read it from but it is an example of the stuff I did read.

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/ma...ticlekey=79655

"Take for example, basketball player Michael Jordan: ''When he was in his prime, his BMI was 27-29, classifying him as overweight, yet his waist size was less than 30,'' says Michael Roizen, MD. "