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Helping the patient with reduced hydration/nutrition 2: Balancing the diet

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Activity 2

The Body Mass Index (BMI) is:

weight in kilograms
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height squared

Ben weighs 68 kg and is 2 m high.  Work out Ben's BMI.  What does this tell you about Ben?

You can print out this page and/or compare your thoughts with the information in Planning nutritional support.