Comment - Benjamin Lam

Hi, thank you for your page.

I found your page very informative and I personally could relate as growing up, (according to the BMI scale) I was considered obese. However, I think the use of the BMI scale is not a very effective way of gaging obesity because it does not take into account certain varying factors such as bone density, muscle mass etc. In addition, I strongly agree the increased attention put on obesity is needed and beneficial as the overweight population in countries such as the United States is alarming.

Overall I think you did a good job on your post, some feedback I would provide is possibly an increase analysis on the risk/benefits of medical solutions to weight lost such as surgery. While I personally do not believe surgery is necessary for all individuals categorised as obese, I think the option of surgery is dependent on individual cases where there is heart failure and a threat of a heart attack