The BMI tool looks at weight in relation to height and then classifies people as normal, overweight or obese. "They could be classified as obese or overweight if you used BMI, but actually they have a very healthy body weight," she said. "I really do think we need to think about how we measure body weight. We don't measure body fat directly in any kind of routine way." "So I guess my recommendation would be — this is pretty critical to understand these … indicators of potential obesity-related diseases."

Source: CBC News June 14, 2017 20:25 UTC