BMC Public Health Research article BioMed Central Open Access Effect of Body Mass Index on pregnancy outcomes in nulliparous women delivering singleton babies Sohinee Bhattacharya*1‚ Doris M Campbell2‚ William A Liston3 and Siladitya Bhattacharya2 Address: 1Dugald Baird Centre for Research on Women’s Health‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK‚ 2Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology‚ Aberdeen Maternity Hospital‚ Foresterhill‚ Aberdeen‚ AB25 2ZD‚ UK and 3The Simpson Centre
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result‚ the problem of obesity has gotten more attention. The body mass index (BMI) relates a person’s height and weight‚ and it is often used to determine if someone is overweight. The following table tells the weight status for a given BMI. BMI Weight Status Below 18.5 Underweight 18.5–24.9 Normal 24.9–29.9 Overweight 29.9 and above Obese The BMI is calculated using the following formula: 703 × ? BMI = ℎ2
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consumes and needs food in order to survive. Thesis Statement: Eating non balance diet can result to weight problem underweight‚ overweight or obese. Underweight: Body Mass Index (BMI) of anything under 18. (Wu 75-6)‚ from underlying illnesses or diseases‚ from eating disorders like bulimia or anorexia nervosa or caused by genetics or by poverty or lack of food. (Wu 81-2). Overweight: Body Mass Index (BMI) of 25 to 30. With the normal BMI of between 18.5 to 25 (Wu 83)‚ main cause is the consumption
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and BMR help assess healthy diet and weight? Because they help determine whether you are considered overweight for your height group. 8. What are the health risks associated with being overweight or underweight? They can lead to many different issues such as heart problems‚ malnutrition‚ brittle bones‚ muscle aches‚ etc. 9. What body systems are affected when a person is overweight or underweight? Multiple body systems can be affected such as the digestive system‚ skeletal system‚ muscular system
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are other ways involved in food management. It is important for carer and for parents to understand how much food a child actually needs over the course of a day. Too much food can cause overweight for children even if it is ‘healthy’‚ similarly‚ to lacking food intake can cause children to be underweight. A good plan to help parents know how much food should be given to children is to prepare a table or chart sample for each day’s food and work out its overall calorie content using food labels
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about.com/od/tryingtogainweight/tp/foodstogainweight.htm>. * Gidus‚ Tara. "Dangers of Underweight." Medical Information for Healthy Living. Web. 30 Apr. 2012. <http://www.healthline.com/health-blogs/diet-diva/dangers-underweight>. * Downey‚ Lillian. "What Are the Health Risks of Being Underweight?" LIVESTRONG.COM. 23 Mar. 2010. Web. <http://www.livestrong.com/article/95036-health-risks-being-underweight/>.
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Final Exam Review NUTR 295 – Fall 2013 NEW MATERIAL: 100 points (~50 questions) Understanding Disease Risk Factors Describe the differences between a chronic disease and infectious disease. What leading causes of death are nutrition-related? A) heart diseases‚ cancers‚ strokes‚ diabetes Describe the concept of a risk factor. A) Factors known to be related to diseases‚ but have not yet proven to be a cause. We say that a certain factor puts us at increased risk for a disease
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be considered underweight or overweight based on the norms for their height and age group. Therefore by using the norm based assessment we can evaluate the validity of this theory. A study was done on peer weight norm misperception as a risk factor for being over and underweight among UK secondary students. They concluded that "Pervasive misconceptions of peer weight norms may contribute to unhealthy weight-related behaviours and help perpetuate student ’s overweight or underweight status". (Perkins
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LAURA ORLANDO EXERCISE 3‚ week 1 The Grove book‚ exercise 3 is about identifying level of measurement: Interval/ratio. Please read exercise 3 completely‚ and answer the following questions. You can submit in a word document: Exercise 3 Questions: 1. List the levels of measurement from lowest to highest. a. Nominal‚ Ordinal‚ Interval‚ and Ratio 2. How does level of measurement affect what types of statistical analysis can be conducted? a. The stronger the data analysis technique that can be
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BMI =( _101 lbs__ / (__63.3__ x _63.3__) )x 703 weight inches x inches My BMI is __17.7________ Is this a healthy weight? Is it underweight‚ overweight or obese? How did you come to this conclusion? My BMI is underweight. It’s not a surprise because I indeed look skinny. Waist and Hip Circumference Please note: A healthy waist circumference for men is no larger than 102 centimeters (40
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