Obesity

[oxbob]

At what weight does obesity begin? bearing in mind height to weight ratio!

 

[marinyork]

If your BMI is over 30. It's a ratio.

 

[HLaB]

Its based on your height check out the Body Mass Index

 

[oxbob]

No no no, i'm looking for people's perception of obesity not the standard BMi index

 

[marinyork]

To answer your question. If you were 5ft tall and weighed 10st13lb.
If you were 6ft tall you'd be Obese by the BMI's definition if you were 15st11lb.

Oh right, you should have said earlier. I'd say 16st in that case. 16 stone is nothing to some people if you were sufficiently tall/muscular.

 

[HLaB]

Same principle a wee short fat bloke might way the same a tall skinny bloke, so you can't consider weight alone.

 

[oxbob]

Doh!, maybe i should have done a waist size poll !!

 

[spandex]

I know that my Doc told me I should be 12 1/2 stone and I got down to 13 1/2 stone and you could just start to see all my ribs... I looked very unwell. But a friend of mine if he goes over 11 stone he looks so fat even thou he is not.

 

[oxbob]

I know that my Doc told me I should be 12 1/2 stone and I got down to 13 1/2 stone and you could just start to see all my ribs... I looked very unwell. But a friend of mine if he goes over 11 stone he looks so fat even thou he is not.

Bingo!! This is what i'm getting at

 

[oxbob]

I selected them all. Was it a trick question?

You must be a belgian greyhound

 

[oxbob]

Bugger!, I was going to call a walloon whippet!!

 

[redjedi]

When you can't see your feet anymore, then you might be considered obese.

I'm 6ft1 so would probably be obese at 16st, unless I start body building.

 

[spandex]

If you go by the BMI I am obese!

 

[swee'pea99]

'Fat' is 'a lot fatter than me', just as 'old' is 'a lot older than I am.' I hope that's clear now.

 

[oxbob]

If i go by BMI i'm anorexic