BMI

What would you call a formula that says Kobe Bryant is overweight and Shawn Bradley has a normal body type? I'd say it was a formula that needed some obvious work -- the U.S. government says it's their preferred measurment to determine weight problems. By the Center of Disease Control's figurings, Bryant, Karl Malone and Ben Wallace are all obese. Shawn Bradley (7-foot-6, 280 pounds) is normal. You can check your own body stats here.


Kobe Bryant, overweight.


Shawn Bradley, normal body type.