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Always smiling @allknowing (153544) • India 15 Jun

It is not easy to find out how many calories we consume or how much protein or other nutrients we fill in our body on a daily basis . But to know how healthy we are there is this BMI - Body Mass Index. which is calculated by...

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indicates health parameters

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My BMI Says I am Overweight

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5497) • United States 4 Jan 22

I found out about BMI (Body Mass Index) a few years ago and have been trying to get my BMI down to a healthier number. The range we are all supposed t be at is somewhere between 18.5 and 24.9. If you are under the score of 18,...

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body mass index

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Do You Know Your BMI?

Karen Hellier @Kouponkaren (5497) • United States 13 Jun 21

In case you aren't sure, BMI stands for your Body Mass Index. It lets you know if you are: Underweight (a score of under 18.5) Normal weight (18.5 - 24.9) Overweight (25 - 29.9) Obese (30+) You have to fill in your height and...

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body mass index

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I Gain More Weight

[eds] @ZedSmart (19839) • Philippines 7 Oct 19

Yikes! I hit the scale at 81kilos this morning. That’s over for my height. Having a BMI of 25-29.9 is overweight and I fall on that category. This is the result of my being negligent. Now, this means a lot to work with exercise...

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OVERweight?

ingrid @ridingbet (66854) • Philippines 17 Jul 18

My sister arrived home from her check-up with our cardiologist 5 minutes before my son came home. I asked her if she told the doctor about all the aches and pains that she was feeling. Yes, she said. Even her emotions of wanting...

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BMI is a very misleading indicator of health

scheng1 @scheng1 (24649) • Singapore 29 Aug 16

BMI is a very misleading indicator of health, yet doctors and nurses keep on checking it. Everyone knows that fat does not weigh as much as muscles. Even if a person is a full time athletic with not a single ounce of body fat,...

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I'm overweight I get it!

LK2018 @Letranknight2015 (52665) • Philippines 23 Jan 16

Hello Lotters, Before that the doctor asked a lot regarding my feet and knee and the rate of pain I'm experiencing. Then I told my him my story about how i got my pain one day of not exercising, or jogging. He realizes that it...

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I'm still shrinking!

allyoftherain @allyoftherain (7208) • United States 9 Jan 13

I've been skinny my whole life, but lately I've been getting even thinner. Last year, during the worst part of my depression, I had next to no appetite. I lost maybe 10-15 pounds, and when I was admitted into the hospital I...

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BMI = Bye Bye?

ShepherdSpy @ShepherdSpy (8544) • Omagh, Northern Ireland 17 May 12

If you're health conscious,the BMI (Body/Mass Index) would be familiar to you.If you're not,it's a calculation involving a ratio between your height in m. and your weight in kilos. It has been given a hard time for being...

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Exante Diet - My Saviour!!

twardwfh @twardwfh (49) 26 Jan 12

For several years I have been in the morbidly obese category and despite good intentions have never been able to keep to a 'diet' as I felt so completely overwhelmed by the need to lose 7 stones that I always gave up in...

very low calorie diet

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weight loss

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BMI in schools

k15682 @k15682 (300) • United States 5 Jun 11

I have 2 grandchildren that go to the same school. One is sent home with an award for being the healthiest boy in the school, the other is sent home with a report that she is overweight. What is wrong with these people? Did they...

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BMI in schools, are they serious?

k15682 @k15682 (300) • United States 13 Jan 11

So the wonderful State of Ohio will start taking the BMI of students or the parents can opt to have a doctor take the BMI and send the results to the school. I find this nothing more than another avenue to label children. We...

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school

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How do I calculate BMI?

TrvlArrngr @TrvlArrngr (4044) • United States 30 Jul 10

I see people talking about BMI along with weight control. What does it stand for? and How do I calculate it? Thanks

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calculating bmi

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sunsetdawn @sunsetdawn (35) 30 Jul 10

is it right or wrong ? what about muscle mass, most doctors go on height and weight and calculate what you should be, most dont acknowledge muscle.

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What's your BMI?

katsmeow1213 @katsmeow1213 (28716) • United States 2 Jun 10

According to the Body Mass Index, an average number is between 18 and 25. Anything over 25 is overweight, and over 30 is considered obese. If you don't know your BMI you can calculate it here:...

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BMI;Body Mass Index, are you an over weight, under weight or at ideal weight ?

mobhomeir @mobhomeir (7558) • Philippines 20 Feb 09

Hello guys, maybe were not aware if we're already over weight, under weight or at our ideal weight based on our height and recent weight. Over weight or obesity and under weight are few of the reasons of our illness, worst are...

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Can you be too fat to adopt?

BubblyIan @BubblyIan (750) 12 Jan 09

This man has been rejected as a potential adopter as his body mass index is too high! Whilst single mothers and lesbians are allowed to adopt, a heterosexual couple with a 'fat' man cannot! Is this...

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If you had the choice to choose between being skinny or over weight.

Kysweetgal @Kysweetgal (123) • United States 19 Dec 08

If you had the choice to choose between being skinny or overweight even if it was just a little over weight which would you choose? I would have to say for me I'm 5"8 weighing 155 lbs. It is not skinny or fat. I am a little bigger...

weight

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Hypertension,Hypercholesterolemia,Diabetes Mellitus and Hyperuricemia

agihcam @agihcam (1914) • Philippines 27 Jul 08

One of the cause of these diseases is being overweight, so we need to monitor our weight and should be conscious about this. But how do we monitor this? We have the so called Body Mass Index or BMI, it is a universal...

Another way to measure how healthy you are?

zeloguy @zeloguy (4911) • United States 20 Jul 08

I have heard from so many people that the old BMI (Body Mass Index) system is quite outdated and shouldn't even be used today because it is so squewed from where we really should be to be defined as healthy. If we can't go...

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