Tag Archives: BMI

Health, Appearances, and Asian Americans

Posted on January 29, 2014 by Jeff

   The incident where Maria Kang was briefly kicked off of Facebook,  recent news about the “lower” rate of obesity among Asian Americans, and the debate on CNN above combine to bring up a subject that isn’t often discussed: … Continue reading →

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Asian Waistlines and Heart Disease

Posted on July 26, 2013 by Jeff

While waist size is an indicator for potential hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart disease, the standards for Asians is stricter stricter than for non-Asians.    This is similar to the situation with Asians and Body Mass Index (BMI), where standards … Continue reading →

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Asian BMI: How I Became Obese in Ten Seconds

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Jeff

I knew my blood pressure was a problem, but I never took my Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat, very seriously.  I showed my reading, which indicated that I was overweight, to my doctor. “You can’t use … Continue reading →

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