obese?

my first vlog entry, I look at the absurdity of using body mass index to determine obesity

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• obesity
• body
• mass
• index

[kyuss4me]

Ah shut up fatty. notice he just stood up and sucked in his gut. Muscular legs lol... nice one.

[robotguy]

Yeah i did suck in the gut a little. I also stated that i had a bit of a gut. You've gotta admit, there's quite a bit of difference between me, and some guy that needs to have a flatbed truck take him to hospital.

[robotguy]

Thanks, Miss Kitty. No, I'm not a teacher; I'm a physicist and an engineer ... basically a rocket scientist.

[robotguy]

Here's the WorldScience.net article:

http://www.world-science.net/o­thernews/060404_obesefrm.htm

[Htown20XX]

well I am 5-7 and 227 so I am morbidly obese and have around 10% fat. Yet someone else can be 6' and 200 lbs and have 25% bodyfat and be at a more healthy weight.

[Boulderdevil]

The BMI is a population wide statistical tool using standard deviation and increased health risk as medical guidelines. The definitions and limitations of the test clearly state that those with a much higher than normal muscle mass are not accurately measured by the BMI. Thus, using professional athletes as proof that the indicator shouldn't be used for an obviously overweight population is wrong. This is a real, population wide, problem and needs to be addressed.

[jtorres6357]

Overall, it's a poor indicator of a healthy weight standard. My common sense tells me that superficial things like height does not determine a healthy weight and life span. Measuring your body fat percentage is a much better indicator of healthy weight because it separates fat from muscle mass.

Think about this. WHY DOES HEIGHT HAVE A RELATION TO HEALTH?

[kyuss4me]

I was just being a smart ass... it's obvious you are not obese

[krooger]

I didn't know anything about the BMI but someone told me to look it up and that I should follow that. HAR HAR HAR! As soon as it said i was near obese I knew instantly BMI is crap. WHY DOES ANYONE USE IT!!??

[Astrolounge]

Ah, the BMI... Total malarkey. It was developed by a Belgian mathematician over a century ago who was just trying to tie together the height and weight statistics of the time. It wasn't even meant to tell Belgians at the time what they were supposed to weight, let alone tell people in modern times whether or not they're in shape. If the system only "works" for sedentary people, then it's already meaningless. If you don't exercise, you're not going to be healthy, so the chart isn't needed at all.

[emer206]

It does help someone who is sedentary to find out where they are weight wise. Six months ago I was in the obese category and it scared me. I am now only a few pounds away from a 'healthy' weight. I feel much healthier, look better, and have become more athletic. This may sound dramatic but checking my BMI changed my life for the better. It's an indication; it's not perfect.

[Meg00s]

how many people in the study were athletes? ...anyway, i do agree that BMI should not be the only factor in determining obesity... however, it can't be denied that obesity has become a huge problem in the US - i think that's the important thing to keep in mind...