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New BMI formula. Good news for some..
Oxford Mathematician Prof Nick Trefethen has designed a new formula to calculate BMI that he claims is more accurate. From the Oxford U Press release: "Body Mass Index (BMI) is derived from a simple mathematical formula, devised by Belgian scientist Adolphe Quetelet in the 1830s, that divides a person's weight in kilograms…
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Trusting calorie labelling on fast food
Apparently, according to this New York Times op doc, you can't http://nyti.ms/12BHool
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Diet suspended - going on a cruise :-))
110 days after I started, 32 lbs lighter and several clothes sizes smaller I am suspending MFP while I go on a cruise. We'll be sailing from Southampton England along the Atlantic coasts of France, Spain and Portugal. I'm going to eat what I fancy and worry about the consequences later. Not that I'll be making a pig of…
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Hairy Dieters UK
BBC Cookery Show 'The Hairy Bikers' is back but this time with a twist. Our two fat north english bikers are out to lose weight having been told they are well into obesity. They set out to cut their daliy calorie intake from well over 3,500 calories to just 1,300 calories a day. Now MFP members will say they are aiming too…
