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Feb 01, 2006 - 11:53 pm
Can someone tell me how to figure one's body mass index? I read an article tonight stating men with a BMI over 35 had a 69% greater chance of cancer returning after surgery than men with a BMI of 25. thanks, |
Joined: Jan 2006
Hey William1,
I got this link from the CDC website. There are calculators, charts, etc... Copy and paste this into your browser.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm
Joined: Jul 2005
Wiiliam
Be careful with BMI it has been discredited; most high impact sports altheletes have a poor BMI but are very fit. Now I take it you are not one of these people. However a more constructive measure is waist to hip ratio which should be for a middle aged person below 1. If its significantly above then it is an indicator your diet and exercise level is wrong which can lead to primary cancer or
a reoccurence.
Kind regards
Photon