OVERWEIGHT ACCORDING TO BMI

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Britain is the fattest country in Europe and part of the problem is people don't realise they are overweight, says the government. So what does obesity look like?

 

How hard can it really be? The rolls of surplus flesh, the tight waistband, not being able to see your own feet - you don't need to be a rocket scientist to work out you're carrying extra pounds.

 

But many people don't consider themselves overweight, according to fitness minister Caroline Flint, who says it's one reason why nearly a quarter of adults in the UK are obese.

 

The government and doctors use the body mass index (BMI) to assess a person's condition; classing us as "underweight, ok, overweight, obese or clinically obese". The calculation is based on comparing a person's weight with their height and does not take into account sex or the proportion of body fat to muscle.

 

Some medical bodies, including the World Health Organization, say waist size is a more accurate measure, but the government has no plans to ditch the BMI.

 

"We are aware of criticism and that there has been talk of the hip-to-waist ratio, but this is the agreed system and we will continue to use it," says a Department of Health spokeswoman.

 

So what does obesity look like? The Magazine headed to Stratford, east London, to break the unhappy news to some unsuspecting men, who significantly outnumber women in the fight against fat.

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6040156.stm

I'm pretty much underweight, I should put on a stone

Underweight, i need around 2 kg to be OK

I'm ok :smug: actually between underweight and ok, but I don't think I'm really thin.

woha, im Ok. gotta love the gym...

I think im gonna go exercise for awhile

It says I'm overweight. :lol:

haha

that sucks

im ok

I am not overweight, though.

I don't care what that damn chart says.

 

Muscle is heavier than fat.

Clinically OK!!

1m80/75kg... ok...

yeah, i know of lot of scrawny people and not as many fat

I am not overweight, though.

I don't care what that damn chart says.

 

Muscle is heavier than fat.

 

Very true. to be accurate people need to find out what percent of their body is fat.

 

This test is alot more accurate.

 

http://www.healthstatus.com/calculate/bfb

Acording to that im under weight :thinking:

shit according to that my body fat is 32.79 %. I gained like almost 40 lbs in the last year from partying.

Well alcohol is all calories

Really? im glad i stopped.

checked that a while ago and I'm overweight.....should loose maybe 7 or 10 kg...

I'm OK apperantly..

I have a question, perhaps a silly one but one inche how many meters equal?

And one lbs how many kgs?

 

<note: here in Europe we use the International System of Units and it's different than yours...>

Iris...look at the right side of the chart...;)

Thanks Jules :wink: Actually I wasn't talking about the chart that Ian posted, but the one that posted MrCool!

Oh I only saw Ian's chart hehe...

Stupid inches and pounds, just because English didn't get along well with the French long time ago doesn't mean they still need to be "different" from the rest of the world, that of course uses the International System. :rolleyes:

haha, Charles! :laugh4:

what a way for saying this. Anyway, I didn't kow they had a prob with the French system... weird.

it says im underweight... im a couple of kilos away from OK

 

but i've had more accurate tests done and i know that im OK, the OK part should probably spread out alittle to the left :wacko: