Thursday, July 8, 2010

Know your BMI, know your RISKS.

WELCOME...

The blog that you are viewing now is set up by a group of Diagnostic Radiography year 2 students.

Evidence is now emerging to suggest that the prevalence of over-weight and obesity is increasing WORLDWIDE at an alarming rate. Research has shown that overweight (23.0 - 27.4) and obese (> 27.5) individuals face greater risk in contacting noncommunicable diseases such as Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer etc as they aged.

Thus, our group has decided to take up the following question:

(Left column from top: Fauzie, Liyana, Farrah)
(Right column from top: Koshini, Shu Min, Le Shan)

Now you're in the know!


Our blog is categorized into the following links above. Feel free to explore around our humble information and not forgetting, statistics-packed blog! Do click on our 'Literature Review' and have a visual 'spa' on our colourful images. Oh and not to miss out on our 'Methodology' and be amused by our photographic journey of data collection! Lastly, be touched by our heartfelt confession on this learning route found under 'Reflections'.