How do you measure on the 'global fat scale'?
Heisenberg
2012/07/16 22:52:07
Take the test here:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
Using UN data on population size in 177 countries, together with estimates of global weight from the WHO and mean height from national health examination surveys the team were able to calculate average BMI figures for each country.
Using the values that you input into the calculator, it works out your BMI as well as where you are in relation to the rest of the population in your country and the world for your gender and age.
Read More: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-18770328
Obesity Index
25bmi
BMI is an estimate of how "overweight" or "obese" a person is National
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 78% of females aged 45-59 in your country Global
Above average
You have a higher BMI than 51% of females aged 45-59 in the world
Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would add 20,190,180 tonnes to the total weight of the world's population
You're most like someone from Malaysia*
* Compared with other females aged 45-59 in MalaysiaShare your result
23bmi
National
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 84% of females aged 30-44 in your country
Global
Below average
You have a lower BMI than 57% of females aged 30-44 in the world
Did you know?
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 9,241,474 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population
I don't quite get what that means to ME per se....
National: Below Average - You have a lower BMI than 84%% of females aged 15-29 in your country
Global: Below Average - You have a lower BMI than 76% of females aged 15-29 in the world.
I would like to point out that BMI isn't necessarily accurage, if someone is really muscular and short they very well could rank obese; however, it is generally a decent baseline.
BMI 20
You have a lower BMI than 88% of females aged 15-29 in your country
You have a lower BMI than 65% of females aged 15-29 in the world
If everyone in the world had the same BMI as you, it would remove 42,916,884 tonnes from the total weight of the world's population
You're most like someone from East Timor
Skinny people can be unfit yes, and that's what rubs me wrong by a lot of these studies. If skinny people can be unfit, then there must surely be some obese people that are fit.
Oh, and 3 miles is a good start for exercise, but isn't that extreme.