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Sunday, February 3, 2013

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>More people lying about body weight, study says - Vidette Online

Posted: 03 Feb 2013 05:06 PM PST


More people lying about body weight, study says
Vidette Online
A recent study performed in Ireland by researchers at the University College of Cork found that men and women have increasingly underestimated their own weight and Body Mass Index (BMI). "Some of [the contributing factors] could be that our culture ...

<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, ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Interactive calculator: do you win or lose with the new BMI? - Telegraph.co.uk

Posted: 21 Jan 2013 11:01 PM PST


New York Daily News

Interactive calculator: do you win or lose with the new BMI?
Telegraph.co.uk
Nick Trefethen of Oxford University's Mathematical Institute has identified a flaw in the basic formula for BMI, and has created a new calculation which he says better accounts for the relationship between height and weight. According to Mr Trefethen ...
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
Mathematicians Find We've Been Calculating Body Mass Index Wrong Business Insider
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