Provides measures for healthy weight. "Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women." 12-03
"Poll results show that 80 percent of people older than 25 are overweight based on the body mass index (BMI), a national guideline computed through a combination of weight and height." 3-02
"Mortality rates were compared for each set of BMI scores in the nonsmoker, healthy group. This group of subjects showed quite clearly the risks of being overweight. The lowest death rates for men were at BMI scores of 23.5 to 25, and for women at scores of 22 to 23.5." 12-03