The global burden of obesity has been substantially underestimated by the reliance of BMI in previous studies.
Quotes about bmi (13 Quotes)
There are actually very few predictors of Alzheimer's disease, ... This study makes us think about the spectrum of clinical signs of AD beyond changes in memory and behavior and motor skills. Changes in BMI are easy to measure in a doctor's office without an expensive scan.
In 2000, the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) recommended this (tracking BMI) as a better way to track growth patterns.
BMI is launching the this new airline in response to clear market opportunity and consumer demand,
The study uses BMI, which does not distinguish between fat and muscle. Any study that is done without taking into account body fat percentage is misleading.
Yes, I get a report from BMI about the frequency of performances, and it is very surprising. They played one of my most advanced pieces, and one of my most unusual ones on the radio.
BMI is a very weak predictor of the risk of a heart attack. Measuring the girth of the waist and (the) girth of the hip is far more powerful.
Schools have screened students for height and weight for about 50 years. They're simply taking what they've already been screening for and calculating the BMI.
That's a big thing to watch for. We want people to have a BMI of 25 or less, but if you're black from Africa, you might be able to go up to 27 before we have to worry, ... If you're Caucasian of European background, we'll stick with 25. But if you come from the Orient or the Indian side, we may want you down at 23 before we're satisfied.
The most likely explanation is that there is something about these individuals or about this disease that affects body mass index (BMI) before the clinical syndrome becomes apparent -- that loss of BMI reflects the disease process itself.
The BMI gives us a little more information than height and weight. It's a good predictor for who's going to develop a chronic disease. Unfortunately, we're in a society of overweight people. Period.
The risk of dying of breast cancer increases as BMI increases, ... The risk of dying of colon cancer increases in the overweight as well as the obese.
Marketing maven Paul Lambert and his producing partner Jonas Neilson have enlisted the legendary Motown songwriting team of Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier and Brian Holland to write the score, marking their first major songwriting project in years. Holland-Dozier-Holland are American music royalty -according to BMI their music gets more airplay than the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined, ... By matching their musical genius with the resonant franchise story of The First Wives Club , we have found a great formula for bringing a thrilling new theatrical experience to Broadway.