<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>BMI - Is The Body Mass Index Formula Flawed? Posted: 31 Jan 2013 01:18 PM PST BMI (Body Mass Index) has been used for over 100 years in population studies, by doctors, personal trainers, and other health care professionals, when deciding whether their patients are overweight. However, BMI has one important flaw - it does not measure your overall fat or lean tissue (muscle) content. Body Mass Index, derived from a simple math formula, was devised in the 1830s by Lambert ... |
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI? Is This Really an Accurate Way to Monitor Weight? - Huffington Post UK (blog) Posted: 31 Jan 2013 08:29 AM PST |
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI calculator revamped: How accurate is it? - BBC News Posted: 30 Jan 2013 08:21 AM PST BBC News |
BMI calculator revamped: How accurate is it?BBC NewsTraditionally BMI is calculated by taking your weight and dividing it by your height squared. However, one obvious weakness of the BMI is that it doesn't distinguish between fat and muscle. The aim of the new calculation is to correct some of these flaws. |
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Skinny on Obesity: Part I - Chapelboro.com Posted: 11 Jan 2013 07:28 AM PST |