title: Ask the doctors.  So many times I have read that people with a BMI greater than 25 are overweight.  I'm a man 5 feet, 5 inches tall weighing 168 pounds.  My BMI is 28.  I have a flat stomach.  I lift weights and do push-ups and pull-ups.  Does the BMI mislead body builders and athletes by saying we are overweight?
authors.forename: Thomas H
authors.initials: TH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Richard T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D056352:Athletes; D015992:Body Mass Index; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity; D050177:Overweight; D013270:Stomach