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Curated Video
Obesity - Global Health Issue
Over 500 million people suffer from obesity worldwide, posing a significant risk to health. Discover how a combination of fat rich diets and lack of exercise are at the root of the problem. Biology - Healthy Living - Learning Points....
Curated Video
What is Fitness?
Discover why fitness is not always obvious from appearance. Rather, it is a measurement of how well your body operates on a daily basis. Find out how BMI, heart rate and blood pressure indicate how fit you are. Biology - Healthy Living -...
Institute of Human Anatomy
The Scary Truth About Visceral Body Fat
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the differences between subcutaneous fat and visceral fat, how to measure them, and why visceral fat is so incredibly dangerous.
Institute of Human Anatomy
Removing 80% of the Stomach
In this video, Justin from the Institute of Human Anatomy discusses the bariatric procedure known as the sleeve gastrectomy, as well as the relevant anatomy associated with it.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Body Mass Index (BMI)
Know your number! Diabetes and heart disease both increase with higher body mass index numbers. Understanding the body mass index (BMI) helps scholars take control of their own health. They view a comparison of what various BMI...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Body Mass Index
Determine your body mass index using this online calculator. This handy tool will even plot your BMI data on a graph.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Obesity: Body Mass Index
This animation demonstrates how body mass index affects the degree of obesity in an average height human male. [1:21]
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Healthy Lifestyle: Calculate Your Own Body Mass Index
Find out how simple it is to calculate your BMI and the common BMI categories. Rishi is a pediatric infectious disease physician and works at Khan Academy.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Health Problems: Lesson 3
This lesson will examine the major health issues. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Health Problems."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Health Problems: Lesson 2
This lesson will examine the major health issues. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Health Problems."