Chapter 3 How body size became a disease
Taller people tend to weigh more than shorter people. This chapter will interrogate how weight varies with height. The body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight (W) divided by height (H) squared) is one way to express weight adjusted for height. It is widely used with the advantages of being techni...
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| description | Taller people tend to weigh more than shorter people. This chapter will interrogate how weight varies with height. The body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight (W) divided by height (H) squared) is one way to express weight adjusted for height. It is widely used with the advantages of being technically uncomplicated, non-invasive, easy to measure and calculate. Where did it come from? How did it become the definition of a disease? |
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| spelling | doab-20.500.12854ir-999182025-07-17T12:15:39Z Chapter 3 How body size became a disease Flegal, Katherine Critical Obesity Studies thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JB Society and culture: general::JBF Social and ethical issues::JBFN Health, illness and addiction: social aspects Taller people tend to weigh more than shorter people. This chapter will interrogate how weight varies with height. The body mass index (BMI, calculated as weight (W) divided by height (H) squared) is one way to express weight adjusted for height. It is widely used with the advantages of being technically uncomplicated, non-invasive, easy to measure and calculate. Where did it come from? How did it become the definition of a disease? 2023-05-03T04:03:46Z 2023-05-03T04:03:46Z 2023-05-02T09:46:44Z 2022 chapter https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/62884 9781032162195 9780429344824 https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99918 eng open access image/jpeg image/jpeg image/jpeg Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62884/1/9780429344824_10.4324_9780429344824-5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62884/1/9780429344824_10.4324_9780429344824-5.pdf https://library.oapen.org/bitstream/20.500.12657/62884/1/9780429344824_10.4324_9780429344824-5.pdf Taylor & Francis Routledge 10.4324/9780429344824-5 10.4324/9780429344824-5 fa69b019-f4ee-4979-8d42-c6b6c476b5f0 Routledge Handbook of Critical Obesity Studies 9781032162195 9780429344824 Routledge 18 open access |
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