Though body mass index is a simple, easy, and inexpensive way to measure your body size and fat content, it is not perfect. Because it does not directly measure your body fat, the results will not be as accurate as other measures.
The final product of the programming process within the Department of Defense, the Components Program Objectives Memorandum (POM) displays the resource allocation decisions of the Military Departments in response to and in accordance with Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) and Defense Programming Guidance (DPG).
As noted, POMâs ads did not come out and flatly state that POM could prevent, treat or reduce the risk of disease. Rather POM implied this by giving the consumer information which would lead at least some consumers to come to that conclusion on their own.