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Human Biology;  December 1, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... of variability in stature, body mass, and body mass index (BMI) in families of black and white elementary ... WORDS: GENETICS, HERITABILITY, OBESITY, BODY MASS INDEX, YOUTH, CHILDREN Body mass index (BMI) is often used as a proxy measure for ...

Article: Body-mass index helps calculate ...
Jerusalem Post;  March 19, 1995 ;     655 words ... ... somewhere that women with a "body-mass index" of more than 29 have a nearly ... Wingate Institute answers: The body-mass index is a system devised to improve ... in reflecting the risks. The body-mass index was created more than a decade ...

Article: Relationships among Body Mass Index, ...
Journal of the National Medical Association;  August 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... obesity were commensurate with the child's body mass index z score. Secondarily, we examined the impact of birth weight and parental body mass index on their child's body mass index z score and review results of an intake questionnaire ...

Article: Body Mass Index
Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z;      700+ words ...Body Mass Index Body weight is used as an indicator of an individual's health ... method of comparing an individual to a population group is with the body mass index . Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of body composition that correlates an ...

Article: A WEIGHTY MATTER FOR STUDENTS; STATE WILL REQUIRE SCHOOLS TO ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  August 29, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... mandates schools collect students' body mass index - a ratio of height to weight ... participate informally. By putting a body mass index number into a child's school ... schools report all students' body mass index as part of increased wellness ...

Article: Weighing the risks. (using body mass index ...
Newsletter-People's Medical Society;  October 1, 1995 ;     700+ words ... ... women 35 and older to correspond with higher body mass indexes, a measure that uses both weight and height to determine body mass. But in increasing the body mass index, or BMI, the guidelines increased the upper ...

Article: Body mass index
Chicago Sun-Times;  September 18, 1997 ;     516 words ...Body mass index Your "body mass index" helps determine whether your weight poses a risk. Use this formula: Multiply your weight by 705, divide by your height in inches, divide again by your height in inches. The result is your BMI. Less ...