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Tuesday, February 12, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Homework for parents - phillyBurbs.com

Posted: 11 Feb 2013 09:19 PM PST


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Homework for parents
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The adult calculation uses only height and weight. Since children are still growing — and boys and girls develop at different rates — the BMI for children ages 2 to 20 years old is determined by using a BMI calculation plus growth charts. The growth ...
Obesity raises black woman's risk for large baby Futurity: Research News
Home altitude tied to obesity risk Reuters
Reduced All-Cause Mortality in Overweight Adults: Should we be Surprised? PLoS Blogs (blog)
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Short people 'fatter than they think' under new BMI - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 01:18 AM PST


Telegraph.co.uk

Short people 'fatter than they think' under new BMI
Telegraph.co.uk
Mathematicians found the formula used to calculate body mass index (BMI) has made tall people more overweight and those vertically challenged not fat enough. They argued it did not take into account a person's weight tends to grow with their height ...
BMI Calculator Inaccurate, Says Oxford Professor Fox News
Is your BMI a lie? Formula that calculates healthy weight is flawed, says ... New York Daily News
Body mass index calculations 'flawed' The Australian
The Voice of Russia  - Daily Mail  - MSN NZ News
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