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

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Originally Posted by Silock

Except, when you plug in his stats, 6'6", 215 lbs, you get 24.84, which is on the extremely high end of normal. BTW, his college weight was 195, which is DEFINITELY in the normal range.

Not trying to argue with you on it. Just stating what was reported at the time.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Guru

Not trying to argue with you on it. Just stating what was reported at the time.

I know. I'm not trying to be argumentative. I think the whole "BMI is inaccurate" thing is WAY overblown. I mean, what the M.D. said in the article is COMPLETELY false, as a simple plug-in of the numbers shows.

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Originally Posted by Silock

I know. I'm not trying to be argumentative. I think the whole "BMI is inaccurate" thing is WAY overblown. I mean, what the M.D. said in the article is COMPLETELY false, as a simple plug-in of the numbers shows.

I don't disagree with the overweight category, but the obese category seems awfully unforgiving. I am 6'2" and 230lbs and that is high end overweight and nearly obese on the BMI formula. Looking at me you would never expect that though.

I'm currently working to get my weight down but I find their definition of my situation as being nearly obese to be a little over the top.

I just think they need to take more in to account than just height and weight.

[Silock]

Originally Posted by Guru

I don't disagree with the overweight category, but the obese category seems awfully unforgiving. I am 6'2" and 230lbs and that is high end overweight and nearly obese on the BMI formula. Looking at me you would never expect that though.

I'm currently working to get my weight down but I find their definition of my situation as being nearly obese to be a little over the top.

I just think they need to take more in to account than just height and weight.

I think that part of our problem is a sort of a desensitization of just how large people are. When we think of "obese," we think of really huge people. But those people are SO large, that they've skewed what we think of as "obese."

I like this guy's chart better. I think it has a much more forgiving range, especially for those that tend to carry around a slightly higher than average amount of muscle.

http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/medical.htm

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Originally Posted by Silock

I think that part of our problem is a sort of a desensitization of just how large people are. When we think of "obese," we think of really huge people. But those people are SO large, that they've skewed what we think of as "obese."

I like this guy's chart better. I think it has a much more forgiving range, especially for those that tend to carry around a slightly higher than average amount of muscle.

http://www.halls.md/ideal-weight/medical.htm

That chart makes a hell of a lot more sense.