| The stigma society places on being overweight may create an awareness of fatness in those individuals who deviate from the thin ideal. |
| Underwater weighing, skinfold thickness, bioelectrical impedance and near-infrared analysis are more precise means of assessing fatness. |
| During childhood, increasing fatness was related to increased risk of coronary heart disease, particularly in those who were initially thin. |
| For weight lifters, some athletes, or individuals with very high muscle mass, the BMI may not be a good indicator of fatness. |
| At the statistical extremes of thinness and fatness, there's no question that weight has some relevance. |
| To measure body fatness, one may use dual energy x-ray absorptiometry, densitrometry or bioelectrical impedance. |
