I really do not know how a person might not know if they are obese or not. But, apparently there is some confusion out there in the land of over-eaters as to whether or not all that over-eating and under-moving has led to obesity.
The various methods of determining if an individual is obese all come down to figuring out how much of their body is made up of adipose tissue. Also known as fat.
To me the easiest method is to just look in a mirror. Or ask someone you trust, "Am I fat:?"
Way back in the 1800s a complicated method of determining if someone was obese was invented called the Body Mass Index, also known as the Quetelet Index. Or simply, BMI.
To calculate your BMI you take your weight in pounds and multiply that number by 703. Then you divide the result of that multiplication by the square of your height in inches.
See what I mean about it being easier just to ask someone if you're fat?
Wikipedia has a very, very detailed article about all you could possibly want to know about BMI.
Below is a YouTube video that goes into some detail about BMI and other ways of figuring out if you are obese and also what type people have a greater tendency to get obese...
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