Did they include some of you island bloggers in this study? All these attacks on American obesity seem to be an enormous pot calling the kettle black.
( . )-an island belly?

It is Guga eating all those fatty seabirds

BMI isn't the full story, go get some exercise.

The Tall Men of Lewis and the Wee Short Dark Men of Harris do not conform to this BMI thingy. Apparently I am overweight too according to this daft BMI thing but I can assure you I am fit as a fiddle with very little fat on me.

For some reason, the folks of the WI's are just plain big, men and women. Not fat, not unfit, just big.

Got any flapjacks today Dave??!

;o)

Navvy, No. 2, asked: "It is Guga eating all those fatty seabirds?"

That would be cannibalism, would it not?

BMI not full picture
remember big NZ rugby player Jonah Lumo - or whatever
well according to BMI theory he was obese whilst in reality not an ounce of fat on in him...
as he destroyed te English rugby team only to be described as a freak by ITV/BBc commentary

#5 DfB....+ it's the only way to stay warm on the islands ;-) !

'5 DfB...Any news of the German tourist lass that's gone missing out your way? No confirmations of anyone def found yet from what I read.

Tayside had the lowest?

No doubt all the Eastern Europeans and student are helping to lower the local average as the natives are by no means slim.

I'm distureded that the Greater Glasgow area is best for women - what do they have everywhere then - livestock?

distureded? disturbed

Waist-hip ratio is a better predictor of mortality. If your waist is bigger than your hip circumference you are in trouble.

#14 Fred - very true - lots of calculators on here to give anybody that needs one a wake-up call!

http://www.bmi-calculator.net/waist-to-hip-ratio-calculator/

If you've got a decent amount of muscle (and I don't mean Mr Universe-style) then BMI isn't very helpful. Plenty slightly sport, fairly fit and not at all overweight people don't score well on this measure.

if you're a lazy sod, eat badly, and think exercise is for weiros, as most people are/do, then BMI might be OK.

As for "the women of Greater Glasgow are the slimmest with a BMI of 26.6", Jeez, what does that say about the rest of the country...?

Don't trust only BMI ratings. These are based on averages and take no consideration of body type, bone density, etc.

A perfect example for those with a reasonable memory of sportsmen. Remember Frank Bruno? He weighed in at around 15st 7lbs and stood 6ft 3ins in his stocking soles. According to the BMI index his BMI would be approx. 27.1 and he would be classed as being 'Overweigt'.

Now I don't know about you but I would not class Bruno as being fat or overweight. He was well trained with a powerful physique. So don't just look at one measure.

#16, must be all the junkies bringing the average BMI down.

#5- Dave will you be posting your photo any time soon so we can judge for ourselves?

They need the extra fat to stay warm!