Maximum Weight Limit – The New and Improved BMI?
September 18th, 2009 Stephanie Kinnear
By now, most people are familiar with the BMI (Body Mass Index)—a tool that can tell you whether you are underweight, healthy, or overweight based on a mathematical calculation using your height and weight. (Don’t know your BMI? Try this calculator.)
Now George Fernandez, a professor of applied statistics and director of the Center for Research Design and Analysis at the University of Nevada, Reno, says he’s come up with a simpler way to calculate your healthy weight level. He’s calling it the Maximum Weight Limit.
Tags: body mass index, george fernandez, healthy weight, height and weight, maximum weight limit
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