BMI Calculator
I know.. the anticipation is killing you. 'What is my BMI', you think to yourself. Okay, maybe not. But, as promised, here is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Body Mass Index Calculator (does that have a ring to it or what?):
Here is another way of looking at the same thing:
Hope you find this helpful or at the very least interesting. I'd be interested to know what you think about the story in general. Email me: sstricklen@kgw.com
I'll leave you with a facinating sidenote as told to me by Dr. Bill Connor at OHSU. He reminded me that in many cultures, being overweight or obese was (and in some cases is) a sign of wealth, prestige, and power. After all, when food is hard to get those who are more successful at getting it will be more robust. Mind you, I have worked with him enough to know that he is not saying he feels that obesity is healthy. He is just full of interesting tidbits and always leaves me with something to think about (that ends up never making it in the news story because of time).
Oh wait, really quick, here's another vacation photo. Before I left a mother of a young girl named Avery approached me about helping her with her Flat Stanley project.
Here's how Flat Stanley works in case you are curious:
I never could get Flat Stanley to print in color, but I did get a few shots of him around Paris. This one is at the Louvre. It was raining and I had to carry Flat Stanley around in this little plastic sleeve I swiped from my Olympics binder.
Well, I'm back up again tomorrow morning at 2:45. That's early. :-)
