Canada: A Nation of Short, Fat Liars

According to Statistics Canada, Canadians are not as tall or thin as they think say they are.
This has caused Stats Can much consternation.
The data that Stats Can collects through it’s Canadian Community Health Survey and the National Population Health Survey rely on Canadians to provide their height and weight.
In 2005, 16% of Canadians were classified [...]

BMI effectiveness questioned

A study conducted by researchers at the Mayo Clinic says that excess body-fat is associated with early signals of heart disease, EVEN in people whose BMI is considered normal.
Their findings, presented at the American College of Cardiology’s Annual Scientific Session, put into question the effectiveness of the BMI as the primary measure of obesity.
It is [...]