Due to a low ratio of muscle mass to fat mass, most normal weight obese individuals will look slim and fit while dressed but portray a different picture when undressed. Knowing your body mass index is not enough as BMI does not give you a complete picture of how healthy you are since it does not measure the actual body fat. Pot belly on a trim person is one of the signs of normal weight obesity. This is a condition known as normal weight obesity or skinny fat. Here is the thing, a person can have normal weight and an ideal Body Mass Index, but also have high body fat percentage in relation to muscle mass.

Source: Standard Digital May 08, 2016 06:28 UTC