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Wednesday, April 22, 2009

I am so seriously under-weight...

According to a report in the UK Daily Mirror...

...I am so seriously under-weight that I am amazed I am still alive.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/life-style/dieting/2009/04/22/could-this-pill-really-be-the-diet-miracle-we-ve-been-waiting-for-115875-21295493/

In a report about this new diet medication the journalist tells us
that the pill is only available to those with a body mass index of 28
or more.

To check whether I qualified, I used their formula as published and my
Body Mass Index works out at 0.037.

Using the same algorithm I calculate that in order to qualify for the
pill I would either have to weigh 110g or be 49m tall.

Try the formula yourself:

BMI is a system used to determine how healthy your weight is in
relation to your height. Here's how to work out yours:

1 Measure your height in metres and multiply the figure by itself.

2 Measure your weight in kilos

3 Divide the weight by the answer to no.1

If you qualify for the diet pill with BMI of 28 or over using this
algorithm, then do let me know!