C G Owen et al ( 2009 ) Is body mass index before middle age related to coronary heart disease risk in later life? Evidence from observational International Journal of Obesity (2009) 33, 866–877; Although obesity beginning early in life is becoming more common, This study examined the relationship of body mass index (BMI) before…
Read morePengelly and Morris (Scottish Medical Journal 2009) have reviewed the relative merits of measurements of body mass index and weight distribution. It has been accepted for many years that being overweight or obese, as indicated by a body mass index (BM I) of 25 or over for the former and 30 or over for the…
Read moreBody Mass Index cut offs to define thinness in children and adolescents.( Cameron N BMJ2007, vol 335, 166-7).Central to any science is measurement. Body Mass Index ( weight/height2 )is a measure of overweight and it is suggested that there is continuous monitoring from childhood through to the elderly. The strength and weakness of these measurements…
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