Weight Loss – Body Mass Index (BMI)

Posted on October 17th, 2010 in Health and Weight Issues

Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to adult men and women. Though it does not exactly measure the percentage of body fat, it is used to estimate a healthy body weight. Counting calories (Cal) is a simple and scientific way for weight loss. All [...]

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Body Mass Index (BMI) for Children and Adolescents

Posted on August 05th, 2010 in Health and Weight Issues

Overweight and obesity is a serious, chronic medical condition, which is linked with a wide array of debilitating and life threatening conditions. Large increases in obesity rates, particularly in western societies, have reached a point of quickly eroding the numerous recent health gains. A Body mass index (BMI) is used to forecast your approximate total [...]

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