BMI Is Too Strict?

BMI Is Too Strict?

Tom Cruise Is Fat?

What do baseball slugger Mark McGwire and actors Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise have in common?

They're all fat.

They may be hunky in the eyes of fans but according to the federal government's body mass index (BMI), that hunk is chunk. In other words, they have too much body fat for their height and weight. . . .

"I don't think it shows a really accurate picture of what's going on," she said. "There are other things to consider: Your lifestyle, how much you work out, how you eat, your cardiovascular health. So, simply comparing you to other people based on your height and weight is just not accurate."