Talk:Body mass index

Um, why? - User $\pi$

Mission? Fun? Delete?--Bob^{bing up} 06:22, 22 December 2008 (EST)

Hmm, drive-by mission tag. Actually I think the growing consensus is that the BMI is an inaccurate measure and was probably a poorly thought out idea in the first place. I would be considered obese on the BMI but if you met me you would say I was overweight at all. With work it could be a good article turn it over to PalMD to look at. - User $\pi$ 06:10, 22 December 2008 (EST)

It's a medical, therefore scientific issue. It's also related to obesity, which has some controversy around it. Essentially, it's background infomation to something that is indeed on mission and I think it's essential that we have such things; not to compete with Wikipedia but for the sake of completeness so that RW doesn't have to rely on Wikipedia. ArmondikoV^postate 06:37, 22 December 2008 (EST)

Perhaps put it in fun till we actually write it?--Bob^{bing up} 06:48, 22 December 2008 (EST)

Or we could start by writing it. - User $\pi$ 06:55, 22 December 2008 (EST)

Merge relevant content into obesity & then delete this? Wěǎšěǐǒǐď^{Methinks it is a Weasel} 20:26, 22 January 2009 (EST)

Merged and redirected. ħuman 21:14, 22 January 2009 (EST)