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Controversy continues over use of Body Mass Index to calculate obesity | Mark Mahoney

I have written about the use of Body Mass Index (BMI) in prior columns and the issues related to its actual applicability for accurately measuring overweight and obesity in individuals. However ...
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Postdiagnosis Body Mass Index, Weight Change, and Mortality From Prostate Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and All Causes Among Survivors of Nonmetastatic Prostate Cancer

Only 2 previous studies investigated the effect of postdiagnosis body mass index (BMI) or weight gain on mortality among survivors of prostate cancer, the findings from which are conflicting. 6,14 ...
Psychology Today

Should Parents Be Worried About BMI Screenings at School?

The beginning was in 2003. Laws requiring school systems to evaluate children using body-mass index (BMI) instruments—a common approach for grouping people based on height and weight—have passed 29 ...
Medscape

Strategies for Reducing Weight to Increase Insulin Sensitivity

BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared (kg/m 2). The BMI has been referred to as the "hemoglobin A 1c of obesity" in that it provides a snapshot of the patient's ...