Could being overweight benefit our health?

Medical News Today ^ | July 17, 2014 | Honor Whiteman

[metmom]

The BMI is the biggest hoax. My Ideal weight based on my body type is 200 lbs. The BMI chart says I should weigh 185. If I dropped 15 lbs, I would look like a stick insect.

My son is very muscular and is big in the torso and shoulders and arms. Bumping into him is like running into a brick wall. He's very solid and does triathlons.

According to those ridiculous charts, he's borderline obese and I daresay, he's more fit than just about anyone else I know.

I also read that most NFL pro football players would be considered obese by those charts.

Something's wrong with that picture.

[metmom]

The best way to measure this is getting into water and they are able to measure the water displacement.

I still sink and I certainly weigh more than I did as a teen.

I guess I'm still OK then.

[goodnesswins]

I have been getting body mass measured in a Bod Pod at our gym this past year.
.much easier and cheaper and about as reliable as water displacement method.

[goodnesswins]

This just tells me medical profession is still a bunch of yokels if they used BMI as their measure

[TurboZamboni]

I’m trying to get back to my original weight...8 pounds, 6 ounces.