The nanny state and BMI B.S.

[DanD]

Tony, of course BMI is a fool's tool. But, isn't the real issue "What the heck is the government doing spending our money to tell us our kids are fat or skinny?"

[Tony1941]

Tony, of course BMI is a fool's tool. But, isn't the real issue "What the heck is the government doing spending our money to tell us our kids are fat or skinny?"

In some places,it is called corporate welfare where corporate can be either for profit, not for profit or non-profit.
For example some 8 years ago, Raytheon landed a program for 42 DDG-1000,Zumwalt class destroyer with a target cost of $750 million/ship in 1996 dollars. Start of delivery would 2011 with 2 ships delivered/year for 21 years. Due to major technical and managerial screw ups, in 2008 the program was reduced to a total of 3 ships with Kerry and Kennedy playing major roles to keep the program from being cancelled. The cost/ship had increased to ~ 7.5 billion or 1000% increase with a significant reduction in desired capabilities.
So the moral of the story with money being spent on a ship that most probably will not float why worry about a couple of million spent to keep ivory tower professors employed with a major industries "Jenny Craig" or bariatric surgery mills created to treat the victims.

If you think the DDG 1000 was a major screw up wait until the F-35 starts production or Obama care pays for bariatric surgery on demand for women wanting to go from a Walmart size 10 to a Chico size 0.

[loucook]

I'm a personal trainer and tell my clients that they should NEVER base their fitness on their BMI. Some ask me what theirs is when I do a fitness assessment and I explain to them why the BMI is a useless piece of crap. When I was in the Army I was written up for being overweight. I was 165lbs at 5'8" they stated that my BMI was too high. I was required to lose weight or be discharged. The fact that I could do 60 push ups, 65 sit ups in a minute and run the 2 miles in under 16 minutes was of no consequence!!

[Tony1941]

.... I was required to lose weight or be discharged. The fact that I could do 60 push ups, 65 sit ups in a minute and run the 2 miles in under 16 minutes was of no consequence!!

According to Channel 5, Tom "where is my Tutu" Brady checks in with a BMI of 27.6.

I wonder if Coach B will make Brady get in shape so he can take a shot below the knees without asking for special rules?

Eddie LeBaron or Johnny U, Brady is not.

[Amber]

According to Channel 5, Tom "where is my Tutu" Brady checks in with a BMI of 27.6.

I wonder if Coach B will make Brady get in shape so he can take a shot below the knees without asking for special rules?

Eddie LeBaron or Johnny U, Brady is not.

He might not want to get his UGGs dirty.