PORTLAND -- For years, health experts have used the Body Mass
Index to help tell if patients are healthy. Now doctors say the
method that divides a person's metric weight by his or her
height is outdated.  The BMI tells you what your body mass is,
but not where it's distributed on on your body. For example,
muscle is heavier than fat, and doctors say some fat is more
harmful, depending on where it is on your body.  It can be very
confusing, said Dr. Miles Hassel of Providence St. Vincent
Medical Center. Many people look at a BMI scale and it tells
them they have a perfectly normal weight. And yet, they have a
lot of visceral fat (around their waists) as evidenced by a
ponch.  Hassel called that normal weight obesity. He said you
won't always be able to identify it by your BMI score, so he
suggested reaching for a tape measure.  Hassel said average-
built women with a waistline (measuring at the belly button)
greater than 35 inches, and men with waist bigger than
40-inches, should be concerned.  Next, Hassel sa