>>Weigh more. Pay more.
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>>That's the message behind Whole Foods' drive to cut its health care costs by offering fatter employee discounts to workers who are in tip-top shape.
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>>http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/01/26/2010-01-26_whole_foods_to_give_greater_employee_discounts_to_workers_with_lower_bmi_cholest.html
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>>This is exactly the type of private business, incentive driven health initiative that I encourage. Reward employees who's actions directly contribute to the lowering of the company's health care costs. Win-win. Naturally people are outraged. ;)
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>Yeah great... BMI can be VERY misleading. A bodybuilder will have a high BMI but could be very healthy. Personally I've got relatively short legs and always will have a higher BMI than someone with the same amount of fat with long legs. BMI should be used only as an indication, nothing more.

I agree the BMI is not a good indicator of health and I would argue against its use in this type of program.