[Old Teufel Hunden]

"No one thinks I’m obese, but I was wondering what amount of “overweight” qualified in the author’s thinking........"

They are going by BMI in this study which is another problem with the study. Basically BMI does a straight calculation of your height and weight. So if you are x height and y weight that equals this amount of BMI. The government has a scale of what they think the ranges of BMI are underweight/normal/overweight/obese. The problem with this measurement is it does not take into account whether your weight is fat weight or muscle weight. You can be close to your ideal BMI and have a lot of fat weight because you never work out and you can be muscular and considered obese.

For instance, I'm sure that a 250 pound linebacker who has abs any of us would die for is considered obese by the BMI scale the government uses. A better way to measure people is not by BMI, but by your body fat. In other words, the ratio you have of fat weight to muscle weight. We all need some fat weight. The best way to measure this is getting into water and they are able to measure the water displacement. Other ways to do it is an instrument they have at the doctors office to pinch your arm and also to measure your neck in relation to your waistline.

[metmom]

The best way to measure this is getting into water and they are able to measure the water displacement.

I still sink and I certainly weigh more than I did as a teen.

I guess I'm still OK then.

[goodnesswins]

I have been getting body mass measured in a Bod Pod at our gym this past year.
.much easier and cheaper and about as reliable as water displacement method.