the dustbin: This is what “overweight” looks like.

This is what “overweight” looks like.

According to the Body Mass Index, at 5′5 and 150 pounds, this woman is “overweight”:

and at 5′4 and 150 pounds, she is too:

and he’s five pounds shy of “obese”:

Check out the Illustrated BMI project for more visual insights.

Is this the measurement that informs the notion we’re getting fatter and fatter?

Date Posted: Friday, February 22nd, 2008
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