Body mass index

“You make choices in the food you want to purchase, and if you make the wrong choices relentlessly and perpetually, you’re going to have health consequences. But that is not something restaurants are responsible for (Mello et al. np).” John Doyle, who is the co-founder of the Center for Consumer Freedom addressed the topic of obesity being blames on fast food corporations and made this statement. The Unites States is known for having the population with the most obesity. There are endless jokes…

survey, the researchers organized food items frequency and the mean data using the Excel 2003 software. Distinguishing the participants into different groups, their heights and weights were evaluated using standard protocol use to calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI) (kg/m2). For underweight (BMI < 18.5kg/m2), normal weight (BMI = 18.5 – 24.9kg/m2), overweight (BMI = 25.0 – 29.9kg/m2) or obese (BMI ≥ 30.0kg/m2), (Wiig & Smith, 2008, p. 1727). Data collection and data analysis were conducted by…

Of Wallets and Waistlines: A relationship between body mass index and annual income Background: In our society today, there is a common trend is able to be seen across the United States, the expansion of the American waistline. As waistlines increase so does the prevalence of people becoming overweight or obese. Obesity has a major public health concern in the United States as almost two-thirds of the population has become obese (Marks, 2004). Someone is considered overweight if their BMI is…

overweight or obese is caused by a metabolic imbalance associated with consuming more calories than the body expends therefore causing weight gain. The most commonly used tool to determine a person’s weight category is by using their body mass index. Body mass index is calculated by taking the persons’ weight and dividing it by the square of their height. A high BMI is indicative of high body fat. Using BMI, a person is determined to be overweight if their BMI is between 25<40, and Class 3 is…

dinner. This causes the kids to rely on fast food when they have no time for homemade food. Some might ask, what is the weight range for a person to legally be diagnosed as obese. These different classifications are determined by body mass index (BMI), or a measure of body fat based on your height and weight. Which you must be 203 pounds with a BMI of 30 or higher to be considered obese. (©2016 PublicHealth.org ) Almost 34 percent of American adults are obese. This number has more than doubled…

Gene-environment interaction and its effect on obesity disease Unlike what is usually portrayed on media, obesity is not just a problem of unhealthy lifestyle but in fact influenced by genetic factor as well. Genetic factor is believed to attribute 40 – 70% in the development of obesity (Shawky & Sadik, 2012). In other words, environment, genotypes and the association of these two factors play roles in the phenotype expression, which, in this case, is obesity. With regards to environmental…

Context Obesity is not just a matter of appearance when it comes to the matter of your health. First obesity is describe as having a BMI over 30 on the body mass index chart (Adult Obesity, 2010). This chart gages whether an individual is normal, over weight, or obese. Now that I have described what obesity is, the problem with this is the vast growth of it across the world and largely in the United State. Right now there are 400 million people worldwide clinically obese (Najafipour, H, 2016).…

stratified into constituents (preparatory students, bachelor, administrative staff, and faculty). A sample population of 619 was drawn from the school population using a stratified random sampling method. Height and weight were measured, and body mass index (BMI) was computed from weight and height measurements. A personal interview was used to collect data on age and nationality of…

Research Article Critique Research by Mensinger, Calogero, Stranges, and Tylka (2016) in their recent article supports a weight-neutral tactic as a health promotion alternative to a weight-loss program for women with a high body mass index (BMI). This paper will specifically examine and critique the title of this article and the author’s credentials, if there any identified. Furthermore, this paper will discuss and critique the article’s research problem, research questions, hypothesis, and…

Health, what is the true definition of being a human who is considered a “healthy person”? Is it the strength of the body, or is it the amount of fat a person has on their body? Or, could it even be the mental aspects of the human mind that keeps a person healthy? Well, the answer is all of the above, all of these aspects of life contribute to the factor of a healthy life. A healthy body, mind, and even soul are all of what makes a human healthy. Although it can be tough to maintain all of these…