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| + | '''BMI''' stands for '''body mass index.''' In America, '''BMI''' is synonymous with '''[[Pannus|obesity]].''' So much so that the World Health Organization updated its '''BMI''' classification system (see Figure 17).<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/10/new-bmi-classification/ BMI Classification Replaces Word “Obesity” with “American” (Gomerblog)]</ref> This is the first revision to the '''BMI''' classification system since the American Medical Association raised the '''BMI''' cutoff for obesity from 30 to 35 back in 2013.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2013/07/raising-obesity-bmi-classification-to-35-would-cut-obesity-rates-by-37/ Raising Obesity BMI Classification to 35 Would Cut Obesity Rates by 42% (Gomerblog)]</ref><ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2017/08/hospital-diets/ Know Your Hospital Diets (Gomerblog)]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:49, 12 August 2017
BMI stands for body mass index. In America, BMI is synonymous with obesity. So much so that the World Health Organization updated its BMI classification system (see Figure 17).[1] This is the first revision to the BMI classification system since the American Medical Association raised the BMI cutoff for obesity from 30 to 35 back in 2013.[2][3]
Read or Die Trying
- American
- Biblical Portions
- Double Portions
- Dyspnea
- Fat Necrosis
- Food Fortification
- McDonald's
- Obesity
- Orthopnea
- Panniculus
References
- Jump up ↑ BMI Classification Replaces Word “Obesity” with “American” (Gomerblog)
- Jump up ↑ Raising Obesity BMI Classification to 35 Would Cut Obesity Rates by 42% (Gomerblog)
- Jump up ↑ Know Your Hospital Diets (Gomerblog)
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