Disorders of metabolic obesity with normal body weight (MONW) are widely recognized risk factors for the development of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. Despite this, MONW is not diagnosed in clinical practice. Continue reading “Point Scale for Metabolic Obesity in People with Normal Body Weight (MONW)”
BMI is body weight divided by a power of height, usually (height)2, which is said to be independent of stature. Calculations based on values for ideal body weight suggest that BMIs for normal men and women should be in the range of 18.5 to 25 kg/m2. Indeed, this range roughly corresponds to the 10th to 75th percentile values recorded from adult individuals. For infants and children, average BMI values change with age, from 13 kg/m2 at birth, to a peak of 18 at about 1 year, a nadir of 15 at about age 6 years, and then a rise to adult values during adolescence. Continue reading “Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator”
Instrucciones
Ingrese su peso en kilogramos. Si Ud. pesa 70 kg y 500 gramos digite 70.5 (use siempre un punto).
Después ingrese su altura en centímetros. Si Ud. mide 1,68 m digite 168 en el 2º campo. Haga click en “Calcular”. Continue reading “Calcule su Índice de Masa Corporal”
La obesidad se asocia con incremento de enfermedades cardiovasculares, hipertensión arterial, diabetes mellitus, hipercolesterolemia, aterosclerosis, cánceres de mama, próstata, ovario, útero, colon, y páncreas. Continue reading “Qué es el Índice de Masa Corporal (IMC)?”
BMI is body weight divided by a power of height, usually (height)2, which is said to be independent of stature. Calculations based on values for ideal body weight suggest that BMIs for normal men and women should be in the range of 18.5 to 25 kg/m2. Indeed, this range roughly corresponds to the 10th to 75th percentile values recorded from adult individuals. For infants and children, average BMI values change with age, from 13 kg/m2 at birth, to a peak of 18 at about 1 year, a nadir of 15 at about age 6 years, and then a rise to adult values during adolescence.
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