I take issue with this for a simple reason: for years now the AMA (or whatever gov't health agency) has been changing the definitions of overweight and obesity, have been lowering the weight values to the point that you have to be a starving Somali in weight to be considered "healthy". People like Tom Cruise, Christian Bale, Heather Graham are technically considered "Obese". They may be many things, but "obese hardly qualifies.
And one other thing... does it bother many others when someone starts their article "I told you so.". It's like being lectured by a freaking grammer-schooler. I seldom read beyond those words.
Who really needs definitions and guidelines? The parking lot at just about any WalMart tells the entire story. True, there are places in Colorado, Montana and other like places, where the majority of folks are slim. Anywhere else, especially in high-minority populations and the South, more than half of the people are overweight. One does not need official definitions, you only need eyes.