Smith said the findings show the need for more education to increase awareness. People know that being overweight or obese increase the odds of heart disease and stroke but where the fat is deposited is important.
Being overweight or obese is calculated by using body mass index (BMI) -- dividing weight in kilograms by height in metres squared. A BMI of more than 25 is overweight. Above 30 is considered obese.
But weight around the middle, or abdominal obesity, has been shown to be a more accurate indicator because it is also linked to other risk factors for heart disease including high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes and raised blood pressure.
BMI is only valid for average height people (5'4" - 6'2"😉. Thats because one's weight grows nearly the cube of one's height and BMI is a squared formula. The number is meaningless for children and large athletes.
BMI is only valid for average height people (5'4" - 6'2"😉. Thats because one's weight grows nearly the cube of one's height and BMI is a squared formula. The number is meaningless for children and large athletes.
BMI has no input for any dimension of width or density.
Might as well be using hair length as a gauge of fatness.
