[Paradox]

More than a few of us here on FR have argued that BMI is basically useless. I think its days are limited.

[Roccus]

Also, remember that Clintoon's Surgeon general changed the criteria for what is considered 'overweight' and 'obese' in 1998. I'm not saying that there aren't a bunch of fatties out there, (looks over shoulder and whistles a tune) but at the time and now, I see it as just another way for the fascists to control the lives of the sheeple.

[kempster]

This is great news. I don't have to try to get taller anymore.

[vetvetdoug]

The insurance companies will not stand for this false hypothesis to be pushed aside. Because it is based upon conjecture and false premises, there is little way for the average individual to fall in with the standards of the BMI and since insurance companies use this as a standard to assess and charge more for risk, they will fight to the end to keep it.

[NittanyLion]

Not exactly surprising news. Using the same scale to judge obesity for a 100 pound rail thin woman and a 225 pound built guy is absurd. I'm pretty fit (could lose about 10 pounds if I seriously weighed and watched everything I put into my body), yet according to the BMI I need to lose 35 pounds to be "normal".

Aside from cancer, that ain't gonna happen.

[SuziQ]

Bump for later reading.