It all goes in the context of trying to cut down the obesity index in our kids."

New obesity index proposed, but further work needed (theheart.org)

Other measurements include triceps skin fold thickness (Garn and Clark 1976) or an obesity index that combines weight gain, suprailiac skin fold, and waist-size (Crawford et al.

UBS recently issued a report that ranked large companies with the highest percentage of unhealthy, or "less good food" offerings, and Hershey, McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Nestlé were ranked Nos. 1, 2, 7 and 10 respectively on the obesity index.