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louche
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 Tue, Jan 19 2010, 1:08 pm
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Are the BMI charts based on height in shoes, and if so, what height heel do they assume?
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geemum
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Tue, Jan 19 2010, 2:08 pm
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They are based on height without shoes. Standing flat, back straight, head looking straight ahead, not up.
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chocolate moose
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Tue, Jan 19 2010, 3:37 pm
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Louche MUST be teasing us.
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louche
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Wed, Jan 20 2010, 9:34 am
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No, CM, I'm not. I don't see anywhere on the BMI websites any guidelines as to what they intend. The height-weight chart in my employee health service office specifies indoor clothing and shoes with 1-inch heels. Maybe some people object to removing their shoes, though it does sound silly to say "height in 1-inch heels", as if ppl can't do the math to figure out their actual height! Anyway, they assume women's clothing and shoes will weigh 3 lbs.
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freidasima
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Wed, Jan 20 2010, 9:39 am
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What I don't get on the BMI charts is the difference between metric and non. In metric I am 1.55 m and in inches I am 5'2. I enter the same height and weight in metric and non and I get a different BMI for each!
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Ruchel
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Wed, Jan 20 2010, 4:17 pm
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Weird! for me 5'10 and 178 is the same answer...
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