I thought it might be timely to take another look at BMI (Body Mass Index) as we enter the holidays and we battle the bulge at holiday parties, family dinners, etc.
Tony
The usually reliable WebMD has a very nice quiz on fat that I recommend you take. It’s fun and can fill you in on some aspects of body fat that most folks don’t understand.
Having said that, I would like to take exception to the final question in the quiz which asks which BMI category is healthier? Anything below obese; The low end of normal; Anything in the normal range.
I wish we would do away with the BMI as a tool in evaluating fitness, health, fatness, you name it.
First of all, a lot of people think it tells them their percentage of body fat. It doesn’t. A person’s BMI is calculated as her weight in kilograms divided by her height in meters, squared.
It is an index, not a body fat measurement.
The readings are as follows: Underweight: less than 18.5; normal weight 18.5 – 24.9; overweight…
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