Dear Jim, I, too, was amazed by that date; and I intend to quote the date widely and shamelessly in nutrition and dietetic circles.
Cheers, Pat Naughtin Geelong, Australia > Pat Naughtin wrote: >> >> Dear All, >> >> Those of you who are interested in Body Mass Index (BMI) might be interested >> in the notes and comparisons with other methods at: >> >> http://www.fao.org/docrep/T1970E/t1970e02.htm#P161_30274 >> >> Cheers, >> >> Pat Naughtin CAMS >> Geelong, Australia > > What I found amazing in that link was the citation of the original > proposal. I had no idea that it went back to 1869 but had supposed it to > be a bit more than a century more recent. > > Jim
