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Sunday 15 April 2012

The Baloney Mass Index: Official tests said these people were worryingly overweight, but more detailed checks showed VERY different results

What do you see when you look at these pictures? People who are overweight?
Well, according to their Body Mass Index (BMI) scores, they all are. 


The BMI is used by medical professionals to rank a person as underweight, healthy, overweight or obese. The calculation is weight (in kilograms) divided by height (in metres) squared. 


Official guidelines state that if your BMI is between 18.5 and 25, you are the right weight. If you’re between 25 and 30, you are overweight. 

More than 30 and you are clinically obese.          Read Here

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