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Monday, January 28, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Does the BMI need correcting?

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:26 PM PST

Do we really need a new version of the BMI?

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI: Does the Body Mass Index need fixing? - BBC News

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 04:19 PM PST


BBC News

BMI: Does the Body Mass Index need fixing?
BBC News
A new way of calculating Body Mass Index (BMI) has been proposed - but does it really solve any of the BMI's well-known problems? How often have we heard that Brad Pitt at the time of Fight Club, and England rugby player Jonny Wilkinson in his prime, ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>What's Wrong With Calling Obesity A Medical Problem? - WCAI

Posted: 28 Jan 2013 09:47 AM PST


What's Wrong With Calling Obesity A Medical Problem?
WCAI
One of her criticisms is the blunt tool with which doctors assess health and weight: body mass index, which doctors say is unhealthy when it hits 30 or higher. "It's a very arbitrary threshold — there are plenty of people with BMI well over 30 who are ...

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