The BMI is an attempt to quantify the amount of tissue mass (muscle, fat, and bone) in an individual, and then categorize that person as underweight, normal weight, overweight, or obese based on that value. However, there is some debate about where on the BMI scale the dividing lines between categories should be placed.
Bloating is any abnormal general swelling, or increase in diameter of the abdominal area. As a symptom, the patient feels a full and tight abdomen, which may cause abdominal pain, and sometimes accompanied by increased stomach growling, or more seriously, the total lack of it. 1 Symptoms.
Bloat in Dogs. Bloat is a serious and life-threatening disorder that occurs when a dogâs stomach becomes bloated because itâs full of food, foreign material, excess gas, fluid, or foam. It can happen very quickly and should be addressed as an emergency.