OT - How could the volume of a person be found?

[Mary Fisher]

Eureka!

[Mary Fisher]

If you'd been at Camelot last weekend you wouldn't think that.

Mary

[Mary Fisher]

Oh, nice one!

[Mary Fisher]

I like that too.

[Lurch]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 20:50:39 +0100, "Mary Fisher" strung together this:

I wouldn't mind your inane ramblings if you had something useful to say once in a while. Until such time as you do start actually providing helpful responses kindly refrain from posting utter nonsense.

[Mary Fisher]

I don't mind inane ramblings either, which is why I read all yours ... :-)

[Harvey Van Sickle]

On 21 Jul 2004, Andy Hall wrote

Screw Archimedes....

:)

[Lurch]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 21:50:25 +0100, "Mary Fisher" strung together this:

But my inane comments are usually interspersed with helpful advice, where's yours?

[IMM]

Mr Pole!!!! ??????????????

[Mary Fisher]

Excellent!

[Nick Brooks]

BMI (body mass index) = weight_(in kg) / (height (in cm) squared)

BMI < 18.5 underweight 18.5 - 24.9 Normal 25 - 29.9 Overweight > 30 Obese

Figures for women may vary

[Andy Hall]

That's not quite the right formula. It's weight in kg divided by (height in metres squared).

Also, it is only a fairly crude measure because the medical impact depends very much on the distribution of the weight on the person.

.andy

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[Nick Brooks]

Oops my mistake

Indeed, and it doesn't take into account any other factors that affect health such as exercise, diet, smoking, hereditary conditions etc etc etc but it does give A definition of obese

[RichardS]

that's the answer that I thought would come back.

The problem with BMI can be shown by the fact that Mr Schwarzenegger's well publicised vital stats from his competing days put him into the category of "Obese", all of the sprinters in the forthcoming Olympics will probably also be in that category!

So, guess which indicator our wonderful government uses to tell us all there's a growing obesity problem....

-- Richard Sampson

email me at richard at olifant d-ot co do-t uk

[VivienB]

So which indicator do you suggest would be better? Remembering, of course, that the actual body measurements used must be simple, quick and cheap, if GP's and Joe Public is to use them.

Regards, VivienB

[Shano]

The latest issue of Men's Health has just this point in it. Jonny Wilkinson et al all being examples of 'obesity' based upon this simplistic formula.

Shano

[Lurch]

On Wed, 21 Jul 2004 23:27:29 +0100, "IMM" strung together this:

And while we're on the subject, you can f*ck right off as well.

There, I like having public rants on newsgroups, seem to be doing quite a bit of it lately though, ah well, worse things happen at sea and all that malarkey.

[Andy Hall]

Definitely.

Yes there is. Medicare and Medicaid, for those who need it.

I fundamentally don't buy into the notion that the state has to be in the healthcare business. It does not do it well.

Just like here. One should *always* check the credentials of any clinician.

Less than here, and actually considerably less than here when the compound taxes applied to health insurance and the money wasted via NI contributions are taken into account.

Paid for by the insurance. This is artificial anyway. They have a high list price, and the insurers receive an enormous discount, so it is irrelevant.

.andy

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