bmi

[Guest guest]

Hi Gang

A friend of mine read the new reports on obesity and was trying to

figure out her bmi and asked me to do it. For the life of me, I

forgot how to do it.

She weights 189 and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Help!

Thanks

Sherry in Knoxville TN

[Guest guest]

I think the formula is her weight (189) X 700, divided by her height

in inches (63), then divided by her height again, so...

189 x 700 = 132,300

132,300\63 = 2100

2100\63 = 33.33 BMI

There are more complicated formulas that may be a touch more

accurate, but this is the one that's easiest for me to remember. Of

course, if you're online, you can go to Obesityhelp.com, or most

medical & weight loss sites will have the calculators.

in NJ

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> Hi Gang

>

> A friend of mine read the new reports on obesity and was trying to

> figure out her bmi and asked me to do it. For the life of me, I

> forgot how to do it.

> She weights 189 and is 5 ft 3 in tall. Help!

> Thanks

>

> Sherry in Knoxville TN

[Guest guest]

hey pat,

i dont know for sure if dr h uses it or not but i know in general BMI

calculators are used for people over th age of 18yrs.

jodie c

> With all the discussion about BMI, does anyone know if Dr H uses this

> measurement at all??? And if so, where does she recommend the kids

should be

> as far as BMI goes???

>

> When I figured out Bran's BMI, he's at 14.7 but I don't know if

that's good

> or bad for an RSS child, or where Dr H would want him to be!

>

> Any thoughts would be appreciated!

> Pat (g-ma to , RSS, 3 yrs 6 months old, 23#, 33 " , G-tube, GHT)