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APPENDIX II

BODY MASS INDEX

Table 1. Body mass index (BMI) table in imperial units. Find the nearest height in feet and inches on the top row. Read down that column to find the nearest weight in stones and pounds. Then find your BMI in the left hand column. See here for information on BMI.

BMI 4FT10IN 4FT11IN 5FT0IN 5FT1IN 5FT2IN 5FT3IN 5FT4IN
17.0 5st11lb 6st0lb 6st3lb 6st5lb 6st8lb 6st11lb 7st1lb
18.5 6st4lb 6st7lb 6st10lb 6st13lb 7st3lb 7st6lb 7st9lb
20.0 6st11lb 7st1lb 7st4lb 7st7lb 7st11lb 8st0lb 8st4lb
22.5 7st9lb 7st13b 8st3lb 8st7lb 8st11lb 9st1lb 9st5lb
25.0 8st7lb 8st11lb 9st2lb 9st6lb 9st10lb 10st1lb 10st5lb
27.5 9st5lb 9st10lb 10st0lb 10st5lb 10lb10lb 11st1lb 11st6lb
30.0 10st3lb 10st8lb 10st13lb 11st4lb 11st10lb 12st1lb 12st6lb
32.5 11st1lb 11st6lb 11st12lb 12st4lb 12st9lb 13st1lb 13st7lb
35.0 11st13lb 12st5lb 12st11lb 13st3lb 13st9lb 14st1lb 14st7lb
BMI 5FT5IN 5FT6IN 5FT7IN 5FT8IN 5FT9IN 5FT10IN 5FT11IN
17.0 7st4lb 7st7lb 7st10lb 7st13lb 8st3lb 8st6lb 8st9lb
18.5 7st13lb 8st2lb 8st6lb 8st9lb 8st13lb 9st2lb 9st6lb
20.0 8st8lb 8st11lb 9st1lb 9st5lb 9st9lb 9st13lb 10st3lb
22.5 9st9lb 9st13lb 10st3lb 10st7lb 10st12lb 11st2lb 11st7lb
25.0 10st10lb 11st0lb 11st5lb 11st10lb 12st1lb 12st6lb 12st11lb
27.5 11st11lb 12st2lb 12st7lb 12st12lb 13st4lb 13st0lb 14st1lb
30.0 12st12lb 13st3lb 13st9lb 14st1lb 14st7lb 14st13lb 15st5lb
32.5 13st13lb 14st5lb 14st11lb 15st3lb 15st10lb 16st2lb 16st9lb
35.0 15st0lb 15st6lb 15st13lb 16st6lb 16st13lb 17st5lb 17st12lb
BMI 6FT0IN 6FT1IN 6FT2IN 6FT3IN 6FT4IN 6FT5IN  
17.0 8st13lb 9st2lb 9st6lb 9st10lb 9st13lb 10st3lb  
18.5 9st10lb 10st0lb 10st4lb 10st8lb 10st11lb 11st2lb  
20.0 10st7lb 10st11lb 11st1lb 11st6lb 11st10lb 12st0lb  
22.5 11st11lb 12st2lb 12st7lb 12st12lb 13st2lb 13st7lb  
25.0 13st2lb 13st7lb 13st12lb 14st4lb 14st9lb 15st0lb  
27.5 14st6lb 14st12lb 15st4lb 15st10lb 16st1lb 16st7lb  
30.0 15st11lb 16st3lb 16st9lb 17st2lb 17st8lb 18st1lb  
32.5 17st1lb 17st8lb 18st1lb 18st8lb 19st1lb 19st8lb  
35.0 18st6lb 18st13lb 19st6lb 20st0lb 20st7lb 21st8lb  

Adapted from Walsh, 2003.

 

 		  

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CONTENTS

Vegetarian & Vegan Foundation
Foreword
Introduction
What is a healthy diet?

PART ONE: THE HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND BIOLOGY OF MILK
The origins of dairy farming
Dairy farming today
Who drinks milk?
A comparison between human milk and cow’s milk
    Protein
    Fat
    Calcium
    Iron
The composition of cow’s milk
    Water
    Carbohydrate
    Protein
    Fat
    Minerals and vitamins
    Fibre
The undesirable components of milk and dairy products
Breast is best
Infant formula
Milk in schools

PART TWO: DAIRY CONSUMPTION AND HEALTH
Acne
Allergies
    Asthma
    Eczema
    Hay fever
    Gastrointestinal bleeding
Arthritis
Bovine Somatotrophin (BST)
Cancer
    Breast cancer
    Colorectal (bowel) cancer
    Ovarian cancer
    Prostate cancer
Colic
Constipation
Coronary heart disease
Crohn’s disease
Diabetes
Dementia
Ear infection
Food poisoning
Gallstones
Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)
Kidney disease
Lactose intolerance
Migraine
Multipe sclerosis and autoimmunity
Overweight and obesity
Osteoporosis

Conclusion

APPENDICES
Appendix I THE SAFETY OF SOYA
Appendix II BODY MASS INDEX

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