Weight Guidelines for Adults
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- Body has mind of own for weight control. // Environmental Nutrition;Apr95, Vol. 18 Issue 4, p1
Reports on a study which confirms the long-held `set-point' theory that one's body fights to maintain a certain weight despite diligent weight-loss efforts. Metabolic compensation for diets designed to gain or lose weight; Positive impact of modest weight loss.
- Lifting weight myths. Schardt, David // Nutrition Action Health Letter;Oct93, Vol. 20 Issue 8, p8
Presents the facts to counter myths related to weight. Physiological effects of overweight; Distinction between fat in upper and lower body; Weight gain in aging; Benefits of the loss of a few pounds; Calories; Dieting. INSETS: Getting waist-to-hip (measuring ratio of waist to hip).;My, oh, BMI...
- Weight Guidelines for Adults. // World Almanac & Book of Facts;2000, p730
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- Live thin and prosper. Burfoot, Amby; Bean, Adam // Runner's World;Apr94, Vol. 29 Issue 4, p18
Cites a study by Sanford researchers on correlation of body weight and risk of death, reported in the `Journal of the American Medical Association.' Metropolitan Life Insurance Company's height/weight chart; Study findings on the benefits of thinness, in chart form.
- A weighty issue. Clayton, Victoria // American Fitness;Jan/Feb97, Vol. 15 Issue 1, p17
Discusses the survey of the Calorie Control Commentary on the issue of weight problem in America. List of things that Americans are doing in relation to weight problem.
- How to measure obesity. // Obesity & Health;Sep/Oct93, Vol. 7 Issue 5, p93
Discusses the Body mass index and how it is usually measured. Various cutoff points for weight ranges, including the Canadian Guidelines; Body Mass Index Table.
- Body Mass Index and Its Association with Socioeconomic and Behavioral Variables among... Reddy, Nirmala // Human Biology;Oct98, Vol. 70 Issue 5, p901
Cites a study which used a sample of individuals to investigate the association of the body mass index (BMI) with socioeconomic and behavioral variables among socioeconomically diverse populations from southern Andhra Pradesh, India. Categorization of the populations; Consideration of obesity...
- Weight Guidelines for Adults. // World Almanac & Book of Facts;2001, p728
Presents a chart showing the height and weights for people who are seen as being a healthy weight, overweight, and obese.
- Weight Guidelines for Adults. // World Almanac & Book of Facts;2002, p753
Presents a chart showing the height and weights for people who are seen as being a healthy weight, overweight, and obese.
