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Friday, December 17, 2010

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Calculate Your Body-Mass Index (BMI) - Arizona Daily Star

Posted: 16 Dec 2010 11:12 PM PST


Calculate Your Body-Mass Index (BMI)
Arizona Daily Star
Most studies and federal guidelines define an overweight adult as someone with a body-mass index of 25 or higher - 30 or higher is considered obese. ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: death risk rises with weight gain - Indianapolis Star (blog)

Posted: 14 Dec 2010 12:01 PM PST


Indianapolis Star (blog)

Study: death risk rises with weight gain
Indianapolis Star (blog)
But you don't have to do any math because there are many online sites (just Google body mass index) that will calculate it for you. ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study of longevity can lead to changes - Seattle Times

Posted: 08 Dec 2010 07:58 PM PST


Study of longevity can lead to changes
Seattle Times
Overweight begins at a BMI (body mass index — a measure of height and weight) measurement of 25 and obese at 30 and morbidly obese at 40. ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Enjoy holiday foods in moderation - Daily News - Galveston County

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 10:57 PM PST


Enjoy holiday foods in moderation
Daily News - Galveston County
To calculate your child's BMI, visit www.pediatrics.about.com, and they will have a calculator for you. • Overweight is having a BMI more than 85 percent, ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity Not Just US Problem.: Half of Europe Fat, Report Says - CBS News

Posted: 07 Dec 2010 08:01 AM PST


Daily Mail

Obesity Not Just US Problem.: Half of Europe Fat, Report Says
CBS News
The National Heart and Lung Association offers an online BMI calculator. Europeans are not all equally chunky. Fewer than 10 percent of people in Romania ...
Half of Europeans overweight: report CBC.ca
NIH Study Identifies Ideal BMI Renal Business Today

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FDA Panel Recommends Lap Band Expansion - ABC News

Posted: 03 Dec 2010 02:37 PM PST


FDA Panel Recommends Lap Band Expansion
ABC News
The decision comes in response to a request by Lap Band manufacturer Allergan to lower the recommended body mass index needed to qualify for the procedure. ...
FDA panel approves Lap-Band for the less-fat OCRegister
FDA Backs Wider Use Of Allergan's Lap-Band For Obesity Wall Street Journal

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body Mass index: Do I have too much body fat? - Nigerian Compass (blog)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 04:40 PM PST


Body Mass index: Do I have too much body fat?
Nigerian Compass (blog)
The calculation for BMI uses a mathematical formula that accounts for both a person's weight and body area (or "bulk") to indicate the extent of fat storage ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>How Dangerous Is Being Fat? New Data On The Meaning Of Body Mass Index - NPR (blog)

Posted: 01 Dec 2010 02:31 PM PST


How Dangerous Is Being Fat? New Data On The Meaning Of Body Mass Index
NPR (blog)
So they could isolate the effects of BMI. Berrington and her colleagues calculate that every five-point increase in BMI (for Caucasians in developed ...
Health Buzz: Being Slightly Overweight Can Put You at Risk, Study Finds U.S. News & World Report
Obesity Can Shorten Life, Analysis Finds BusinessWeek
Study: Being Overweight — Not Just Obese — Increases Death Risk Life360 Now (blog)
Examiner.com
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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI, Your Weight, and Health Risks - Health Aim

Posted: 28 Nov 2010 10:02 PM PST


BMI, Your Weight, and Health Risks
Health Aim
A BMI reading 17.5 or under is indicative of anorexia. Here is how you can calculate your BMI manually: Waist circumference: People who have more fat at ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>5-step plan to calculate BMI - Mid-Day

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 07:38 PM PST


Mid-Day

5-step plan to calculate BMI
Mid-Day
The Body Mass Index (BMI) helps you compare your height to your weight and gives you an indication of whether you are overweight, underweight or at optimum ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Nearly 25 percent of overweight women misperceive body weight

Posted: 22 Nov 2010 02:28 PM PST

( University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston ) A startling number of overweight and normal weight women of reproductive age inaccurately perceive their body weight, affecting their weight-related behaviors and making many vulnerable to cardiovascular and other obesity-related diseases, according to new research from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

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