The body mass index ( BMI ), or Quetelet index , is a heuristic proxy for human body fat based on an individual s weight and height. BMI does not actually measure the percentage of body fat . It was devised between 1830 and 1850 by the Belgian polymath Adolphe Quetelet during the course of developing social physics . Body mass index is defined as the individual s body weight divided by the square of his or her height. The formulae universally used in medicine produce a unit of measure of kg/m 2 . BMI can also be determined using a BMI chart, which displays BMI as a function of weight (horizontal axis) and height (vertical axis) using contour lines for different values of BMI or colors for different BMI categories.
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Son has a fever from waist down. How do u determine his temperature? And why does he only get hot from waist down
My body mass index is 27. I've been doing some exercise (morning walk for 45 min almost 4 days a week). Also I've been small dozes of food nearly 4 times a day. What are other measures to reduce my BMI?
I have a spot that looks exactly like melanoma appear overnight? Can that happen. It is also on my arm and I have had XXXXXXX tissue arm pain for about a week?
i have been taking Progyluton tablets for the last 21 days, and i have had no widthdrawal bleed, but i anm getting breat pains and a white odourless discharge, should i start another pack after the seven day break, I have been diagonosed with...
My right leg hips and thigh constantly paining from last five months. What can be the reason and what can be solution??
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She is 5 3 and weighs 106. and she s only 16. Is she too skinny and should I say something to her ?
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An adult has 206 bones in his/her body. How does the musculosketeal system change from birth to childhood? What are the steps that the system goes through from childhood to asulthood to reach 206 bones?
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I have a pulse of zero in my hands , I think in the rest of my body, I eat healthily in healthy ( average ) portions, I am a male, age 15. I am not an athlete nor have a wonderful physique (Slightly over wieght (( 10 or so pounds )) ). WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME?!?!?!?!
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Hi, my 5 1/2 year old son has always been one of those kids who gets tired and sweats faster than his peers. He is not overweight anymore but his weight was always around 75th percentile with his height in the 50th percentile. When he turned four, his bp kept coming up a bit high so his pediatrician kept asking us to come back every week for a...
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hello doctor , I am 22 years old girl , my height is 5 feet and weight is 50kgs.also i have the problem of irregular periods.plz suggest me a way to increase my height atleast 3 inches.
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Dear doctor i am sai my age 20 and height 5 11 weight 82 .i have done tb test 2 days back result is negative (7mm) at present can i participate in sex after tb test?
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I am 12 years old,weigh 194 and am 5.1 ft tall. Am I considered fat/ obese ?
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is this a normal weight for an 11 year old girl? my daughter weighs 90 pounds. she is 4 10.. is that a normal Weight? thanks !
When I lie flat on my stomach and look up to read, watch tv or look at the computer, I get dizzy, have pressure in my head and get a headache . I am short and overweight ...technically obese. It s been an issue for the past 2-3 years and I ve always been big, so I don t think it s weight related. Can you help? Should I see a physician?
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