tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post2467506585364471623..comments2023-10-10T01:03:46.375+12:00Comments on Food &Health Skeptic: jonjayrayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13363092874281160320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post-67255685843399990352011-09-17T14:17:05.404+11:302011-09-17T14:17:05.404+11:30BMI is, as well known to most [readers of this blo...BMI is, as well known to most [readers of this blog and] medical doctors and nurses but not to the general public, politicians, or reporters just one of many indicators - and for individuals nearly meaningless. <br /> <br />At 6feet 1inch and 235pounds, I am fat or obese, and admit to it: just looking at me anyone would know that without BMI. <br /> <br />So a guy the same height who weighs 270 must be <i>morbidly</i> obese, right? <br /> <br />Even if he is a serving Marine who set a [minor] record for lifting more than 1200 pounds? Really?John Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00801684602403824157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32246421.post-61691166628378747232011-09-17T04:37:17.473+11:302011-09-17T04:37:17.473+11:30Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth
By JANE ...Weight Index Doesn’t Tell the Whole Truth<br />By JANE E. BRODY<br />Published: August 30, 2010<br />http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/31/health/31brod.html?_r=2&ref=science<br /><br />Top 10 Reasons Why The BMI Is Bogus<br /><br />by Keith Devlin<br /><br />Americans keep putting on the pounds — at least according to a report released this week from the Trust for America's Health. The study found that nearly two-thirds of states now have adult obesity rates above 25 percent.<br /><br />But you may want to take those findings — and your next meal — with a grain of salt, because they're based on a calculation called the body mass index, or BMI.<br /><br />As the Weekend Edition math guy, I spoke to Scott Simon and told him the body mass index fails on 10 grounds:<br />http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106268439Wireless.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327912256022939023noreply@blogger.com