Many of you may have already been following my blogs on physical fitness and ways of improving and enjoying your workouts. This blog begins a new series I will be doing regarding the nemesis of physical fitness - obesity.
Before talking about obesity and trying to figure out how to combat it, the first thing we need to do is figure out what it is and is not. In one of my past physical fitness blogs, I discussed the all important "body mass index" or BMI. Basically, this is a measure of how...
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The term “BMI” seems to be thrown around a lot when talking about weight, especially in relation to extra pounds. So should you be... Read more »
Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the US today. So it is alarming to see that the overweight children in this group... Read more »
Research has made it very clear that being overweight equals increased risk of heart disease, diabetes, and other illnesses. One of the... Read more »
Study after study has shown a clear link between overweight and obesity, as defined by a high body mass index (BMI), with an increased... Read more »
Neck measurements may be a better way to assess obesity than the traditional body mass index (BMI), some experts say. An article published in the... Read more »
A statistician has developed a "maximum weight limit" that he says may be easier for people to understand than the body mass index (BMI) scale when... Read more »
A study published in the British Journal of Nutrition found that the body mass index (BMI)--a number used to determine which category of weight a... Read more »
A new study has found that patients with a higher body mass index (BMI) are 52 percent more likely to die from breast cancer than women with a lower... Read more »
(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A woman's height to weight ratio -- commonly known as her BMI (body mass index) -- could reflect more than her physical... Read more »
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