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Results 1 - 4 of 4 for Body mass index
  1. Physical fitness and nutrition: Know your terms | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... functions such as breathing, heart rate, and digestion. Body mass index (BMI) is an estimate of your body fat percentage based on your height and weight. ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...ss-and-nutrition-know-your-terms - MedlinePlus Magazine
  2. Preventing childhood obesity: Program for first-time parents promotes healthy growth in firstborn babies and their ... 
    ... of overweight at age 1, and lower BMI (body mass index) at age 3—compared to babies whose parents ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...stborn-babies-and-their-siblings - MedlinePlus Magazine
  3. NIH research may help predict gestational diabetes earlier in pregnancy | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... smoking, a sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating, and a body mass index over 25. Not smoking, exercising for more than ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...al-diabetes-earlier-in-pregnancy - MedlinePlus Magazine
  4. Healthy pregnancy for plus-size women | NIH MedlinePlus Magazine 
    ... for both women and their health care providers. Body mass index (BMI), the ratio of a person's height to ...
    https://magazine.medlineplus.gov/...hy-pregnancy-for-plus-size-women - MedlinePlus Magazine