Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Drastic measure
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>We're Fatter Than We Think We Are, Says Study - BlissTree
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Checkup: New Online Calculator Tells You How Long You'll Live - Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Your BMI is a Lie: Calculator that Measures Weight Inaccurate - Science World Report

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Drastic measure Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:16 PM PST When Dara-Lynn Weiss's seven-year-old daughter tipped the scales at 42 kilograms, she put her on a stringent diet. Here, Weiss recounts how she saved Bea from the threat of obesity.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>We're Fatter Than We Think We Are, Says Study - BlissTree Posted: 25 Jan 2013 07:48 AM PST New York Daily News We're Fatter Than We Think We Are, Says Study BlissTree People were also asked to estimate their own height and weight, and the data they gave to the researchers was used to calculate the subjects' body mass index (BMI) (an indicator that's widely perceived as flawed, by the way). Afterward, they were ... Both men and women fib about their weight -- and overestimate their height: study New York Daily News all 2 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>The Checkup: New Online Calculator Tells You How Long You'll Live - Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Posted: 25 Jan 2013 04:39 AM PST Philadelphia Magazine (blog) The Checkup: New Online Calculator Tells You How Long You'll Live Philadelphia Magazine (blog) Get this: As reported by The Telegraph, mathematicians found that the formula used to calculate body-mass index is inherently flawed. It's made tall people believe they are overweight and short people seem "not fat enough." The taller you are, the more ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Your BMI is a Lie: Calculator that Measures Weight Inaccurate - Science World Report Posted: 23 Jan 2013 09:30 AM PST Science World Report Your BMI is a Lie: Calculator that Measures Weight Inaccurate Science World Report The current equation used to calculate BMI apparently doesn't take into account that a person's weight tends to grow with their height; it divides the weight by too large a number for short people and too small a number for tall people. That means that ... Truth & BMI: People fudge on weight and height Mother Nature Network Gap widens between actual weight and people's imagined weight Los Angeles Times The long and the short of it, Professor, is that all women feel fat Irish Independent Idaho State Journal  - The Conversation  - Flor-Ala (subscription) all 69 news articles »

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