Body Mass Index (BMI) The body mass index is a measure of the ratio of fat to muscle mass in the human body. Medical professionals use this measure as a means of computing a healthy weight for a patient. The formula for the equation is body mass (weight expressed in kilograms) divided...
We have entertained the idea of developing a calculator specific to women but having a separate BMI score for women doesn't seem to be supported by medical science. At best, it seems that the output can be made disease-specific wherein the associated risk of a certain disease is classified...
You've probably heard the term BMI (body mass index). It's based on height andweight, and it's been widely used to determine who’s underweight, normal weight, overweight, or hasobesity. But BMI has some well-known flaws. The Truth About BMI ...
If you’ve been anywhere near a doctor’s office or exercise app — or stumbled across any of the weight-loss content suffocating the internet — you’ve definitely come across the term “BMI”. How do you calculate your BMI? Just pop your weight and height into one of the many availabl...
Dyslipidemia is the medical term describing an abnormal rise in cholesterol and lipid levels and carrying extra weight and visceral fat increases the amount of bad cholesterol in your body. Plus, being overweight with a high BMI disrupts the proper management of cholesterol, lipids, and fats in ...
The fact that BMI uses your weight as its primary measuring tool means it is inaccurate. The density of your bone structure alone will throw off BMI calculations so a big-boned individual could wrongly be told that they are obese and at greater risk of medical conditions such as diabetes and...
Figure 2. Associations between childhood obesity and adulthood obesity in China (odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals). Parental obesity was defined as either parent being obese. Age_Q1 (6.0-7.9) means that the first quartile range of age was 6.0 years to 7.9 years (similarly hereinafter)...
Head of Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare & Medical Devices Based in London, Jamie leads a global team of analysts in identifying market entry and expansion opportunities, assessing operational risks and analyzing corporate growth strategies. Prior to joining BMI in 2006, Jamie wrote for Thomson Scientific ...
In fact, the main purpose of BMI is to determine whether you’re likely to develop a serious medical problem later in life. In France for example, BMI is used as a screening tool for child malnutrition. The CDC champions the BMI scale as an effective means of determining whether children ...
In fact, the main purpose of BMI is to determine whether you’re likely to develop a serious medical problem later in life. In France for example, BMI is used as a screening tool for child malnutrition. The CDC champions the BMI scale as an effective means of determining whether children ...