Is Wii Fit Misleading? Ask a Doctor.

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Risk of Associated Disease According to BMI and Waist Size
BMI		Waist less than or equal to 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)	Waist greater than 40 in. (men) or 35 in. (women)
18.5 or less	Underweight	--	N/A
18.5 - 24.9	Normal	--	N/A
25.0 - 29.9	Overweight	Increased	High
30.0 - 34.9	Obese	High	Very High
35.0 - 39.9	Obese	Very High	Very High
40 or greater	Extremely Obese	Extremely High	Extremely High

 

BMI (kg/m2)	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	35	40
Height (in.)	Weight (lb.)
58	91	96	100	105	110	115	119	124	129	134	138	143	167	191
59	94	99	104	109	114	119	124	128	133	138	143	148	173	198
60	97	102	107	112	118	123	128	133	138	143	148	153	179	204
61	100	106	111	116	122	127	132	137	143	148	153	158	185	211
62	104	109	115	120	126	131	136	142	147	153	158	164	191	218
63	107	113	118	124	130	135	141	146	152	158	163	169	197	225
64	110	116	122	128	134	140	145	151	157	163	169	174	204	232
65	114	120	126	132	138	144	150	156	162	168	174	180	210	240
66	118	124	130	136	142	148	155	161	167	173	179	186	216	247
67	121	127	134	140	146	153	159	166	172	178	185	191	223	255
68	125	131	138	144	151	158	164	171	177	184	190	197	230	262
69	128	135	142	149	155	162	169	176	182	189	196	203	236	270
70	132	139	146	153	160	167	174	181	188	195	202	207	243	278
71	136	143	150	157	165	172	179	186	193	200	208	215	250	286
72	140	147	154	162	169	177	184	191	199	206	213	221	258	294
73	144	151	159	166	174	182	189	197	204	212	219	227	265	302
74	148	155	163	171	179	186	194	202	210	218	225	233	272	311
75	152	160	168	176	184	192	200	208	216	224	232	240	279	319
76	156	164	172	180	189	197	205	213	221	230	238	246	287	328

 

 OK so according to BMI Mike Tyson(218 5'11.5) and Evander Holyfield(221 6'2.5) would qualify just barely as obese in their prime shape. In EH's case he would only qualify as overweight. No I seriously doubt that there is more than .05% of teh population that every get in the type of shape these two were. I also know that it is possible some people are in less shape and have higher body fat percentage but are still healthy at that BMI but it is still a very insignificant amount of people. So Mummelman if your BMI says you are Obese you may very well need to lose some weight maybe not that much but still you need to think about it or ask a doctor.

Another thing is that after a while your BMI will become irrelevant in so much as the progression of the BMI will become more important. If you start at 28 and end up at 35 at the end of the year it will be more noticeable as opposed to the weight sneaking up on you(especially tall people). There are people who are over 30 percent fat but don't notice it because of the way the body carries it but a uprising trend can indicate the need to take care of a problem before it starts.

 

Again Overweight is not bad but may need to be checked on but Obese is bad for at least 99.95% of the population. That means that there are some 3 million people out there out of 6 billion who are obese when it comes to their BMI but actual very fit(that is only using the bell curve to list statistical outliers and not an actual number)