Here are the charts used to determine your BMI, in other words, it is the charts that doctors use to determine if you are obese or not.
BMI chart for men:
BMI chart for women:
Do you believe that BMI is the right way to measure obesity? The article below disagrees with this statement, at least when it comes to heart attacks. I do too. I have had big bones all my life, my son is the same. According to the chart above, I would have always been considered overweight or obese throughout my whole life. I really think this is part of why we see a lot of teenagers developing anorexia these days.
Testing for Obesity: Bye-Bye BMI?
The article above argues that instead of using weight to determine health risk, we should use waist and hip measurements. Meaning a wider hip and smaller waist is healthier. And I completely agree with that. Not only the weight of the bones is different from person to person but also the muscle mass. I don’t believe BMI is accurate, what do you think? Please let us know on our Facebook page.
