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To: jude24

Hmmmmm. If the average weight of people worldwide keeps going up, what will eventually be considered 'normal' BMI?


28 posted on 10/20/2006 6:51:37 AM PDT by Right Brother
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To: Right Brother
If the average weight of people worldwide keeps going up, what will eventually be considered 'normal' BMI?

"Normal" BMI will be whatever they want it to be -- I think they just revised the standard for obesity a couple of years ago, and overnight there were millions more obese people!

53 posted on 10/21/2006 8:30:42 AM PDT by maryz
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