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Body Mass Index: What Is This? - Dr. Dahiya (VIDEO)

By Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya Expert January 5, 2010 - 3:35pm
 
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Dr. Shyam Dahiya describes Body Mass Index (BMI), a measure of body fat based on height and weight.

More Videos from Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya 37 videos in this series

Dr. Dahiya:

The simplest way to explain is that, how many kilograms are you carrying for a given height, and it’s measured in meters. But if you were to be exact, if we were to square your height in meters and take the weight in kilograms and divide with, the weight divided by the height, it gives you a number, and again, as I go back to it that in simplest term, per unit of your height, how much weight are you carrying, and that’s the Body Mass Index.

About Dr. Shyam L. Dahiya, M.D.:
Leading a multi-disciplinary team of experts at Doctor Bariatric is board-certified Shyam L. Dahiya, M.D. who brings more than 20 years of experience in general and trauma surgery. As a general and laparoscopic surgeon, Dr. Dahiya has performed numerous innovative bariatric surgeries including the Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery.

Keywords:
Condition: Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Weight Loss, Morbidly Obese

Related Terms: StomaphyX™, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery, LAP-BAND®, Laparoscopic Gastric Banding, Gastric Sleeve, Revisional Bariatric Surgery, Nutrition, Overweight, BMI, Body Mass Index, Decreased Mobility, Comorbidities, Diabetes, Hypertension, REALIZE®, GERD, Bariatric Seminars

Expert: Dr. Shyam Dahiya, Shyam Dahiya, M.D., Dr. Dahiya, Doctor Dahiya, Bariatric Surgeon Dr. Dahiya

Expertise: Incisionless Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Bariatric Surgery Revisions

 
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