On 6/8/2016 9:41 AM, Ophelia wrote:
>
>
> "Nancy Young" > wrote

>> I looked up the definition of obese by CDC standards. They
>> talk about BMI, which is one dumb way of determining one's
>> fitness level.

> BMI is suspect. When my husband was in the military he always failed
> the BMI tests but he didn't have an ounce of spare fat on him. He did
> however have a lot of muscle which weighs heavy. Those tests never
> allowed for that.

Makes no sense. Most top athletes would probably fail to meet
the BMI index that says they aren't overweight.

nancy