"Who's fat? New definition adopted" federal formulas http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/17/weight.guidelines/ changed in 1998 over an arbitrary number they change on a whim this www.cnn.com... http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9806/17/weight.guidelines/ Who's fat? New definition adopted National Institutes of Health just decided to change it! lowered the threshold National Institutes of Health just decided to change it! lowered the threshold federal formulas over an arbitrary number they change on a whim this Who’s fat? New definition adopted this guidelines keep shifting "Who's fat? New definition adopted" www.cnn.com... lowering of the BMI in 1998 From a 1998 CNN report this the BMI was reclassified in 1998 Bless CNN for keeping its archives online. www.cnn.com... federal formulas