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To: SamAdams76; Youngblood
"Obesity, which is a risk factor for chronic diseases like diabetes, is calculated using the body mass index (BMI) -- dividing weight in kilograms by height in meters squared."

(kg)/(m)^2=(lbs/2.2)/("/39)^2, no?

47 posted on 06/05/2005 7:03:02 PM PDT by patton ("Fool," said my Muse to me, "look in thy heart, and write.")
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To: patton

Yes, that's it. I tried it with your stats and got just under 29. You went wrong somewhere.


50 posted on 06/05/2005 7:16:35 PM PDT by Youngblood
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