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Sunday, July 14, 2013

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How to calculate body mass index - Press & Sun-Bulletin

Posted: 14 Jul 2013 01:34 AM PDT


How to calculate body mass index
Press & Sun-Bulletin
Body mass index, or BMI, is a calculation of the percentage of body fat relative to a person's total mass. A child's height and weight are measured and then plotted by gender and age on a BMI chart, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity is a disease because it impairs normal functioning - Roanoke Times

Posted: 13 Jul 2013 11:31 PM PDT


National Post

Obesity is a disease because it impairs normal functioning
Roanoke Times
For adults, obesity can be determined by using weight and height to calculate a number called the "body mass index." BMI is used because, for most people, it correlates with their amount of body fat. An adult who has a BMI of 30 or higher is considered ...
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health - Edmonton Journal

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 04:21 PM PDT


Body-mass index doesn't tell full tale of health
Edmonton Journal
As emergency physicians, patients often ask us if weight loss would be beneficial to them. Our answer is usually based on our calculation of body-mass index, which is a person's weight in kilograms divided by the square of their height in metres. A ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Bad News if Your BMI Is High: Fat Causes Heart Failure - Everyday Health

Posted: 25 Jun 2013 09:51 PM PDT


MSN UK

Bad News if Your BMI Is High: Fat Causes Heart Failure
Everyday Health
Normal BMI is from 18 to 25. But for every one-point increase in BMI over 25, the incidence of heart failure goes up 17 percent in overweight people, according to the large-scale, international study of 200,000 people. This calculation means an ...
BMI 'linked to heart failure risk' MSN UK
Increased BMI Causes Heart Failure Onlymyhealth
Overweight Causes Heart Failure: Large Study With New Method Clarifies the ... Science Daily (press release)
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