Make healthy living a family project.
THE easiest way to determine whether your family member is overweight is by calculating his Body Mass Index (BMI), which combines height and weight measurements to estimate a person’s body fat. It’s easiest to use an online BMI calculator to get your reading. Take note that BMI calculations aren’t used to estimate body fat in babies and young toddlers – for children under two, doctors usually refer to weight-for-length charts to compare a baby’s weight with his length.
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