The bunkum of Body Mass Index

You can?t even go for a stroll these days without it being turned into a health initiative. ?Green spaces are good for us. People living close to parks are more physically active and less likely to be overweight or obese?, declared the UK environment secretary, Hilary Benn, today. Benn was commenting on the launch of a new scheme - the ?Natural Health Service? - that will see chubby people quick-marched around a south London park for 30 minutes on a regular basis to help them lose excess pounds.  Click here for full article.