Behavior changes are effective preventative strategies that could help reduce the risks of anencephaly. According to the American Pregnancy Association, a healthy weight gain during pregnancy is "25-35 pounds if you were a healthy weight before pregnancy, with a BMI of 18.5-24.9, 28-40 pounds if you were underweight before pregnancy with a BMI of less than 18.5, 15-25 pounds if you were overweight before pregnancy with a BMI of 25-29.9, 11-20 pounds if you were obese before pregnancy with a BMI of over 30 " (2012). ... Worldwide, an estimated 1.6 billion adults (aged 15 years and older) were o...

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There are a variety of different ways of combining weight and height to estimate body fatness, but the most common is to divide the weight and in kilograms, by the height in meters multiplied by itself. ... Researchers found a 5% increase in the risk of heart risk of heart failure for men and a 7% increase for women for each BMI increase of 1 kg/m^2, which is approximately 5 pounds for an individual of average height (Goran, 1998). ... This measurement doesn't work well when a person is changing their height over time, so it cannot be used to gauge the body fatness of children, who chan...

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