What is BMI? by Kara Trimbach https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7 By: Kara Trimbach en-us 2019-04-07 16:04:23 UTC 2023-06-13 14:01:31 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Apple.png BMI is... trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349263503 ~BMI is Body Mass Index, a measure of body size
~Calculated by height in kilometers divided by weight in kg squared
~Can help to determine risk factors for certain health-related diseases
~Used to determine, in general, if a person is underweight (BMI under 18.5), normal weight (BMI of 18.6-24.9), overweight (BMI 25-30), and obese (BMI over 30) (with I-III obese class levels)


]]> 2019-04-07 16:09:52 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349263503 BMI in children trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349264315 ~Interpreted differently than adult BMI
~Need to be age/sex specific
~CDC recommends using growth charts for children to track height and weight and BMI
~Percentiles determine weight classes (over 95th percentile is obese)

]]> 2019-04-07 16:16:07 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349264315 Possible Health Consequences of Obesity trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349265717 ~High blood pressure
~High cholesterol
~Type 2 diabetes
~Coronary Heart Disease 
~Stroke
~Gallbladder disease
~Sleep apnea
~Chronic inflammation
~Some cancers
~Mental illnesses like depression and anxiety
~Body pain with difficulty of physical functioning]]> 2019-04-07 16:28:13 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349265717 Resources trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266101 ~https://www.cdc.gov/healthyweight/assessing/bmi/adult_bmi/index.html

]]> 2019-04-07 16:32:03 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266101 How to reduce BMI trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266318 ~Increase intake of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, low-fat dairy products, and low fat protein
~Decrease caloric intake
~Decrease intake of fast food, high-fat dairy and meat products
~Increase physical activity
~Increase sleep health (8 hours of sleep a night)]]> 2019-04-07 16:33:43 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266318 trimbake https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266416 2019-04-07 16:34:36 UTC https://padlet.com/trimbake/fvtovrm4cwf7/wish/349266416