This paper will discuss the ethical issues apparent in the article “Does Body Mass Index Adequately Convey a Patient’s Mortality Risk”? Body mass index also known as BMI is commonly used by health professionals‚ nutritionists‚ and clinicians. The purpose of BMI is used as a population assessment for overweight and obesity. Though its calculations are not deemed for diagnoses‚ it is a simply‚ quick‚ and inexpensive tool vastly used to screen the body’s adiposity mass. Moreover‚ if the results exceeds
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especially when one is underweight and overweight. A flaw with would be the fact that many healthcare providers measure ones BMI (body mass index)‚ which would be completely useless because one could have a higher BMI‚ but be a bodybuilder. For example‚ according to a BMI calculator on www.cdc.gov‚ a 23-year-old bodybuilder who’s 5ft 5in could weigh 220 pounds and have a BMI of 36.6 which would be considered obese‚ even though he exercises everyday and doesn’t eat any junk. No matter what ones physical
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suitable for your height and age. BMI- We than had to estimate our body mass index (BMI) which is the amount of body fat content that is equivalent to your height and weight. BMI is used to indicate whether you are overweight‚ obese‚ underweight or normal due to your height. We used a calculation find our body mass index is BMI= weight/height2. Nevertheless‚ this method isn’t always accurate it could sometimes mistaken fatness to muscle in athletes. To measure our BMI we used an equipment called skin
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the population and represents a major challenge for health services. Body mass index (BMI)‚ defined as weight in kilograms divided by the square of height in metres is a widely used indicator of overweight and obesity in adults. Adults are generally classified into the following groups: underweight (BMI less than 18.5)‚ normal weight (BMI 18.5 to less than 25)‚ overweight (BMI 25 to less than 30)‚ obese (BMI 30 and over) . Excess body weight is associated with a significant burden of chronic
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2) How should Printup think about the segmentation of potential Metabical consumers? Who is the optimal target consumer? The book of Marketing Management defines “Market Segmentation” as the process of dividing the market into group(s) of similar consumers and selecting the most appropriate to serve. Eventually‚ the selected group will be called the target market. According to this definition and the case on hand‚ Printup must decide on the parameters according to which she should start the segmentation
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Bibliography: "Calculate Your Body Mass Index." Calculate Your BMI. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Web. 29 Apr. 2012. <http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/>. "Tips for Parents – Ideas to Help Children Maintain a Healthy Weight." Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 31 Oct. 2011. Web. 29 April 2012
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that raising the health insurance premiums for the obese would help reduce the mortality and overall health of the country however according to a study‚ individuals with lower BMIs tend to associate themselves with less favorable health conditions and mortality rates as compared to those with high BMIs. The body mass index (BMI) assesses one’s body weight relative to height. The weight in kilograms is divided by height in meters squared (kg/m^2). It correlates highly with body fat in most people hence
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GPS TECHNOLOGY OPTIMIZING CAR NAVIGATION BMI Paper Elvis N. Ngah Business Mathematics and Informatics Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Date: August 15‚ 2006. Supervisor: Dr. Sandjai Bhulai Department of Mathematics Stochastics Section BMI Paper GPS Technology: Optimizing Car Navigation This page is intentionally left blank. 1 BMI Paper GPS Technology: Optimizing Car Navigation CONTENTS Preface ................................................................
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designed by a registered practitioner. Recently in the care home I reside in‚ an elderly patient became concerned about her weight gain. As a new patient to the care home she had undergone relevant tests and her weight and height were recorded. Her BMI was calculated at 27 which is above the healthy number of between 18 and 25 and she was classed as obese. As I observed these tests‚ I saw how the patient was feeling and was empathetic towards her. The patient became quite upset at this realisation
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Downloaded from adc.bmj.com on September 15‚ 2012 - Published by group.bmj.com 748 REVIEW Health consequences of obesity J J Reilly‚ E Methven‚ Z C McDowell‚ B Hacking‚ D Alexander‚ L Stewart‚ C J H Kelnar ............................................................................................................................. Arch Dis Child 2003;88:748–752 The recent epidemic of childhood obesity1 has raised concern because of the possible clinical and public health consequences
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