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To: Vigilanteman
And herein lies the problem. If you aren't built like Barbie or Ken, you are obese by these loose standards.

Precisely right. BMI does not take muscle mass into account; as a result, as you illustrate, some of the world's greatest athletes can be considered "obese" by this silly standard.

69 posted on 11/26/2007 1:18:29 PM PST by Hemingway's Ghost (Spirit of '75)
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To: Hemingway's Ghost
Just for fun, I computed BMIs for the entire Pittsburgh Steeler's active roster. Among the 53 players, this was the result:
33 players (62%) were rated obese.
19 players (36%) were rated overweight.
1 player (2%) were rated normal.

Who was the normal BMI player? Nate Washington, a respectable starter but by no means one of the pillars of the team.

175 posted on 11/26/2007 7:07:34 PM PST by Vigilanteman (Are there any men left in Washington? Or are there only cowards? Ahmad Shah Massoud)
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