Dr. George Woodman's Article in Health and Fitness

405 BARIATRIC SURGERY TENNESSEE: BMI VITAL TOOL IN ASSESSING PATIENTS FOR WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY
Dr. George Woodman, a bariatric surgeon in Tennessee, introduces Body Mass Index (BMI) as a vital tool for assessing patients for weight loss surgery. Though it has been around for more than 150 years, the BMI’s use has mushroomed in popularity since the 1970’s as physicians looked for a standardized way to measure the relative weight of their patients within broader populations.
Posted on Jan-11-2010