‘Body Mass Index’

Caloric Needs Based on Body Mass

Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Body mass index
  • Calories per day – minimum number of calories per day is calculated by sex and height in accordance with guidelines from the Institute of Medicine. When the Body Mass Index (BMI) is 25 or greater, the minimum is the amount of calories reduced by 15% to get food that is not too severe and can be maintained for years without any adverse effects by ordinary people with health. The number of calories may need to be increased depending on level of activity, but they increased more than 15% may not result in weight loss. To lose weight, you have to get the carbohydrates that are less than 60 grams per day (no more than 240 calories) are distributed throughout the day.
  • Gram of protein per day – This value is calculated from the normal maximum Body Mass Index (BMI), height, and your activity level. He was associated with 0.8 grams of protein per kilogram for low activity level, 1.1 grams for moderate activity, and 1.4 grams for vigorous activity. Other components of foods, including essential fatty acids and carbohydrates should be proportioned to provide the minimum calories per day. For men and women the same height with the requirements of caloric content is lower for women, but the same protein requirements for men and women. This means that, in general, women have a diet richer in protein than male diets. Every diet should always include at least the minimum amount of protein to prevent loss of muscle tissue when the amount of caloric intake is reduced. A typical high protein diet will acquire 30% of calories from protein, 30% from fat, and 40% from carbohydrates. A low-carbohydrate weight-loss diets are generally derived 25% calories from protein, 65% from fat, and 10% from carbohydrates. The table below shows that the percentage of providing more than the minimum protein requirement 2000 – and 1800-calorie diet.

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How to Measure Body Ideal Weight

Saturday, November 27th, 2010
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The body needs protein to maintain muscle and to produce hormones. Essential fatty acids needed for cell replication and to maintain the structure of the nervous system. Therefore, any reduction in calories should be achieved by reducing saturated fats and carbohydrates. Diet should always provide a sufficient amount of protein and essential fatty acids are important. The body requires at least 15 grams of essential fatty acids per day, which can be obtained by eating meat, fish, beans, and flax seed. Very low calorie diet (less than 1300 calories per day) should be avoided because the diet is usually not provide all the nutrients needed for good health.

In the form below to calculate the daily protein requirement, body mass index (BMI), waist to height ratio, and percentage body fat using the circumference at various body parts. This metric can help you to track progress towards achieving a healthy body structure. The method for calculating body fat percentage measurement takes 0.5 cm. Measurements should be made for measuring tape fits snugly but does not compress the skin.

  • Height – measured without shoes
  • Weight – taken in the morning without clothes after going to the bathroom and before eating or drinking anything.
  • Waist (Men) – width, at the navel level (Women) – width, at a minimum level of abdominal width
  • Neck – measure below the larynx with the tape sloping downward slightly forward.
  • Hips (women only) – the longest horizontal circle around the hips
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Effect of Diet or Exercise Program

Tuesday, November 23rd, 2010
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Effect of diet or exercise program can only be monitored if you have accurate biometric data. This web page will help you calculate the Body Mass Index (BMI), waist to height ratio, percent body fat and lean body mass. You also get a daily estimate of your calorie and protein requirements based on the level of activity. You’ll want to record the measurements once per week to track your progress. If you store data in a spreadsheet (eg MS Excel), you will be able to make graphs to see trends more easily.

The number of calories in the food we eat and the amount of calories we use to determine whether we will lose weight or gain weight. Extra calories we consume are generally stored as fat in our body. To maintain a stable weight, the number of calories in our food should be equal to the number of calories you use through exercise, waste, body oil, or use for skin renewal, hair, nails, and other organ cells. To lose weight, we must consume fewer calories than our body needs so that we store body fat is used to meet the needs of our caloric servings. It is advisable to consult a doctor or dietitian before starting any diet, especially if you take any medications.

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Improve and Maintain Nutritional Status

Friday, November 19th, 2010
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a decision support system that is expected to be used for determining the arrangement of food and diet for football athletes achieve optimal nutrition, the intake of nutrients that can improve and maintain nutritional status in order to avoid malnutrition or over nutrition (obesity) as one factor supporting achievement of performance athletes.

Setup is done through the calculation of calories needed each athlete by taking into account body mass index (BMI), Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR), the Specific Dynamic Action (SDA), physical activity and growth factors. While the nutritional adequacy is determined from the Energy, Carbohydrate, Protein and Fat as a source of calories needed to athletes.

Linear Programming with minimization problem was solved by the Simplex Method M (M Technique), is expected to provide solutions for the determination of the calculation of nutritional needs of athletes.

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How to Find Your Ideal Body Weight (II)

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

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Body Mass Index (BMI)

Body Mass Index is an accurate indicator of surplus body fat kilos or pounds. It is a mathematical ratio of height and weight that can be linked with body composition (or body fat percentage) and with indices of health risk.

The BMI is calculated as follows:

BMI = Weight (kg) or BMI = weight (in pounds) x 700

Height (m) 2 Height (in inches) 2

For example, the calculation for someone weighing 80 kg (176 lbs) and 1.60 m (63 in) tall is:

BMI = 80 = 31.2 or BMI = 176 x 700 = 31.1

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