As part of the Bay County Health Department’s Employee Wellness Program, Dr. Newsom teaches a “Lunch and Learn” class on nutrition and weight loss. In order to give the class participants a goal to aim for in their weight loss efforts, he gives each class participant a BMI table from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and an Estimated Ideal Body Weight (IBW) table that he compiled using the Metropolitan Height and Weight Tables along with some other resources on ideal body weight. BMI and IBW are not based on what weight is optimal for physical appearance; they are based on what weight is optimal for health and longevity.
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CDC's BMI Table* |
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Dr. Newsom's IBW Table* |
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CDC's BMI Web Site |
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