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Abstract: . . . backgrounds to participate in the exciting research studies being conducted at the Pennington Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. If you would like to take part, visit the clinical trials web page at www.pbrc.edu or call (225) 763-2597. Division of Education Phillip Brantley, PhD, Director Pennington Biomedical Research Center Claude Bouchard, PhD, Executive Director Heli Roy, PhD, RD, Associate Professor References: www.cdc.gov Ross R, Jansses I, Dawson J, Kungl A- M, Kuk JL, Wong SL, Nguyen-Day T-B, Lee SL, Kilpatrick K, Hudson R. Exercise induced reduction . . . . . . women. JAMA 10: 1323-1330, 2003. Ross R, Katzmarzyk PT. Cardio respiratory fitness is associated with diminished total and abdominal obesity independent of body mass index. International Journal of Obesity 27: 204-210, 2003. McArdle WD, Katch FL, and Katch VL. Exercise Physiology: Energy, Nutrition and Human Performance, 5th Edition. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2004. Louisiana State University Agricultural Center William B. Richardson, Chancellor Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station David J. Boethel, Vice Chancellor and Director Louisiana Cooperative Extension . . . . . . Pennington Nutrition Series Healthier lives through education in nutrition and preventive medicine Body Mass Index (BMI) is a way to define over- weight and obesity.The index is a mathematical formula in which a persons body weight in kilograms is divided by the square of his or her height in meters [kg/m . . . --1993,3,332,1927,9966
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