TY - GEN AU - Ayşe Emel TI - Body-mass Index and Health SN - intechopen.73958 PY - 2019/// PB - IntechOpen KW - Medicine KW - Biomedicine KW - Health Sciences N1 - Open Access N2 - The body mass index has an important place in weight control. Attention should be paid to the regularization of anthropometric measures and to physical activity to protect from increasing obesity that is associated with chronic noncommunicable conditions, such as diabetes mellitus, cancers and cardiovascular diseases. Also, attention should be paid to the countries that are developing. The daily intake of calories, carbohydrates, oils and proteins, fibers, vitamins and minerals and clean water is essential for all individuals, especially for children and for pregnant women UR - https://www.intechopen.com/books/body-mass-index-and-health UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/42345 ER -