Wonder how our Surgeon General will measure up...
Or the person who wants to take away your ice cream...
To calculate your BMI, divide your weight in pounds by your height in inches squared, then multiply the results by a conversion factor of 703. For someone who is 5 feet 5 inches tall (65 inches) and weighs 150 pounds, the calculation would look like this: [150 ÷ (65)2] x 703 = 24.96
Further, BMI does not take into account age, gender, or muscle mass. Nor does it distinguish between lean body mass and fat mass. As a result, some people, such as heavily muscled athletes, may have a high BMI even though they don't have a high percentage of body fat. In others, such as elderly people, BMI may appear normal even though muscle has been lost with aging. source
Obesity Rating for Every American Must Be Included in Stimulus-Mandated Electronic Health Records, Says HHS
(CNSNews.com) – New federal regulations issued this week stipulate that the electronic health records--that all Americans are supposed to have by 2014 under the terms of the stimulus law that President Barack Obama signed last year--must record not only the traditional measures of height and weight, but also the Body Mass Index: a measure of obesity.
The obesity-rating regulation states that every American's electronic health record must: “Calculate body mass index. Automatically calculate and display body mass index (BMI) based on a patient’s height and weight.” read the rest
2 comments:
How about if we take a line from the proaborts and say "Keep your laws off my body!" (Heeheehee . . . .)
Is this law saying that we all have to go to the doctor or else? My husband hasn't been for a check up in ahhh, 20+ years. Will he be thrown in jail for not going to a checkup??
The BMI index is a joke. If Tim Tebow and Michael Phelps are considered "obese", then what does a regular person going to be considered?
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