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Papers
- Healthy Weight (Mayo Foundation)
Provides measures for healthy weight (BMI). (See near the bottom of the page, under Self-Assessments.)
- Healthy Weight (Mayo Foundation)
Provides measures for healthy weight (BMI).
- Healthy Weight - BMI Calculator (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Provides measures for healthy weight. "Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women." 12-03
- Most People Older Than 25 Are Overweight (CNN.com - )
"Poll results show that 80 percent of people older than 25 are overweight based on the body mass index (BMI), a national guideline computed through a combination of weight and height." 3-02
- Obesity Reduces Lifespan (HealthandAge.org)
"Mortality rates were compared for each set of BMI scores in the nonsmoker, healthy group. This group of subjects showed quite clearly the risks of being overweight. The lowest death rates for men were at BMI scores of 23.5 to 25, and for women at scores of 22 to 23.5." 12-03
Projects
- Body Mass Index (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Provides a calculator for BMI for adults and one for children and teens.
- Body Mass Index (Halls.MD)
Provides a calculator for BMI for adult women and a separate one for adult men.
- Body Mass Index (Home.Fuse.net)
Estimates: Body-Mass Index (BMI), Waist-to-Height Ratio (WHtR), Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), Body Fat & Surface Area, Willoughby Ideal Weight and Waist measures.
- Body Mass Index (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute)
Provides a calculator for BMI for adults and uses either standard or metric measurements.
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