But here’s the issue with BMI: It’s overly simplistic. It asks for two measurements — height and weight — and then assigns you a number based on what you put in. If you’re 18.5-24.9, you’re “healthy.” If you’re 25 to 29.9, you’re overweight. Anything under 18 is underweight, and anything over 30 is obese. Sounds way too easy, right? Additionally, the threshold for an overweight BMI was LOWERED in 1998 from a 27.8 to 25 to match international guidelines, which made 29 million Americans overweight according to BMI standards. What makes that so messed up is that the organization behind the guidelines is the International Obesity Task Force, whose founders are — wait for it — weight-loss drug manufacturers. Basically, BMI is arbitrary. Doctors agree, scientists agree, the guy who INVENTED BMI agrees. Yeah, that doesn’t look quite right to us. “Would you believe I’m 160 pounds and 5'3”? By ‘regular standards’ that makes me obese. I know I’m not at my goal or anywhere near it after baby two, but dammit I don’t feel obese. The only thing I’m feeling is myself," she said in the caption. Sorry, but giving birth to another human being (in Pink’s case, for the second time) is way more of an accomplishment than being able to say your BMI is 21.
title: “Here S What Obesity Looks Like According To Bmi Scale” ShowToc: true date: “2024-10-09” author: “Rose Yarnell”
But here’s the issue with BMI: It’s overly simplistic. It asks for two measurements — height and weight — and then assigns you a number based on what you put in. If you’re 18.5-24.9, you’re “healthy.” If you’re 25 to 29.9, you’re overweight. Anything under 18 is underweight, and anything over 30 is obese. Sounds way too easy, right? Additionally, the threshold for an overweight BMI was LOWERED in 1998 from a 27.8 to 25 to match international guidelines, which made 29 million Americans overweight according to BMI standards. What makes that so messed up is that the organization behind the guidelines is the International Obesity Task Force, whose founders are — wait for it — weight-loss drug manufacturers. Basically, BMI is arbitrary. Doctors agree, scientists agree, the guy who INVENTED BMI agrees. Yeah, that doesn’t look quite right to us. “Would you believe I’m 160 pounds and 5'3”? By ‘regular standards’ that makes me obese. I know I’m not at my goal or anywhere near it after baby two, but dammit I don’t feel obese. The only thing I’m feeling is myself," she said in the caption. Sorry, but giving birth to another human being (in Pink’s case, for the second time) is way more of an accomplishment than being able to say your BMI is 21.
