Posted on 08/30/2006 12:17:45 PM PDT by Bushwacker777
At that point only the Muslim women would have babies.
No wonder the BMI doesn't make any sense. I can't see why an index for body mass should just square the the height value. If you homogeneously scale up a body, the mass should be increased proportionally to the cube of the linear scaling factor.
What is odd is that BMI dictates that men and women have the same build and that fat and muscle mass are equally bad.
That sounds like Slimfast or the like. I'm going to a bariatrics specialist who said those are 'bad for you.' He put me on bioidentical hormones and told me to avoid artificial sweetners and carbs.
I've dropped 5 lbs. after three weeks. I seesaw when I seesaw hubster's beers!
it's fairly reliable if done with calipers. One size doesn't fit all simply plugging in hight and weight. We are talking about people entering a Dr's office. I doubt they are doing BMI indexes off the internet.
" The best is a body immersion -- something that anyone being denied this treatment should insist upon, if the other direct tests are close calls."
of course.
What nonsense. I was at Walmart yesterday, and they had 5 pluots for $1, apples 3 for $1, same for kiwi, and bananas are always cheap. Squash has jumped in price, but you can buy bunches of broccoli, carrots, and roma tomatoes cheap. But all that slavish work of washing them, putting on a pot to boil, and steaming them is probably too much to ask after a tough day of scratching lotto tickets and watching Oprah.
That's excellent! Just tweaking the diet a little will help most anyone to lose weight. Kudos to your doctor for giving you bioidentical hormones.
Don't ask me, I think the thing is stupid too!
;-)
To P.O. fat people who think they're being picked on.
Look at your friggin question, dumbass. Look at what I wrote.
Yeah, it's a "called for" ban, but not on the skinnies, like your question said.
Geez, you clueless fool, you don't even understand your own question!
Don't post dumb crap if you don't even have the cognitive capacity to understand a proper answer.
>>>and that fruit eaten daily curbs the appetite. >>>
Not for some hypoglocemic sensitive people. That's what gets me, people assume because something works for THEM, it surely must work for everyone.
I see fat people of all races and creeds around here... : )
>>>What is odd is that BMI dictates that men and women have the same build and that fat and muscle mass are equally bad.>>>
You are exactly right. A body builder with a 4% body fat could be 'obese' according to the BMI calculator.
The original post is correct: 5'4" and 170 lbs gives a BMI of 29.2. The equation uses hieght^2 not height^3.
Perhaps you should learn to articulate your arguments better jackass.
You clearly stated: “Only the obese are banned”
The article clearly states “NHS guidelines say overweight women should be warned of the health risks, but do not impose any ban on treatment.”
Seeing as the society said “Underweight women and those classed just as obese (BMI over 29) should be forced to address their weight before starting treatment, the society said” the article should also address the issues related to underweight women, not just the obese. There are many dangers to both mother and child for the severely underweight. The article does a disservice by ignoring that and concentrating on only the obese.
Well, I wish it would work faster. I guess if I go back to vodka with soda instead of beer it would help.
I don't have bad eating habits, other than red meat. Rarely ever eat anything fried. Fast food is only salad with a vinaigrette if available, if ranch then only fork dipped and not spilled over top.
Carb diets have encouraged people to be lax in portion control, IMHO.
>>>That sounds like Slimfast or the like. I'm going to a bariatrics specialist who said those are 'bad for you.' He put me on bioidentical hormones and told me to avoid artificial sweetners and carbs. >>>
What are bioidentical hormones?
The protein shakes aren't slimfast, just plain ole protein shakes.
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