ArticlesTHE UNHOLY TRINITY: FAT, FOOD AND AGE - MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL, WHO IS THE FATTEST OF THEM ALL? YOUR BODY MASS INDEX Are You Obese, Overweight or Just Plain Fat? Are you in major denial? You can still fit into that size twelve. Size four, teen doesn't look too disgusting. Hey, maybe you ate even a size ten. And of course you are the thinnest one at your weight-loss club. You don't even come close to looking like some of your old high school friends. You joined a gym and even went once or twice. You've got that treadmill with last year's Cosmo sitting on it. You are AWARE. Terrific. You get the awareness medal. Now let's see how fat you really are. Your Body Mass Index This is a new way to determine whether you are in serious trouble and whether fat is shortening your life. The body mass index (BMI) is believed by many researchers to be one of the most accurate ways to determine your healthy weight. Find your height in inches on the left scale. Now find your weight in pounds on the right scale. Draw a line between them. Where that line meets in the middle is your approximate BMI. Men 28+ overweight 21 to 28 acceptable weight Below 21 underweight Women 28+ overweight 19 to 28 acceptable weight Below 19 underweight *26\323\8* |
