[napscoordinator]

Body Mass Index is crap! Yes change the equation and you can get any statistic. Keep in mind that since the change to BMI, the President of the United States is considered overweight. Back in the day, he never would be considered overweight. Ridiculous, but good for those in the faux BMI business I suppose.

[SamAdams76]

Well the BMI is a reliable indicator of whether one is "fat" or not. I know that many do not like BMI and always point out the example of the NFL football player or the professional wrestler to show that it is flawed. However, it is possible to be in excellent shape when you are 25 years old despite being grossly overweight. When that football player retires, unless he loses a ton of weight, he's setting himself up for a miserable life of chronic health problems.

As for President Bush, I would think he would score reasonably well in a BMI. I doubt that BMI would show him as obese.

The fact is most people do not like the BMI because it does not flatter their own overrated physique.