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Sunday, February 20, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>A weighty concern for Canada's emergency rooms

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 03:06 AM PST

It can take six nurses — 12 experienced hands grappling with great masses of flesh -to turn over some of the alarmingly growing number of obese patients in Canada's intensive care units.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>SALEM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL...Keeping your heart healthy - SalemNews.net

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 09:31 PM PST


SALEM COMMUNITY HOSPITAL...Keeping your heart healthy
SalemNews.net
"To determine whether your weight is in a healthy range, a calculation called the body mass index or BMI is used, which is based on a person's height and weight. Doctors sometimes also use waist and hip measurements to measure a person's excess body ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index Calculator - Calculate Height Weight Obesity

Posted: 19 Feb 2011 07:09 AM PST

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>Obesity increases risk for life-threatening illnesses

Posted: 14 Feb 2011 02:12 AM PST

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that medical costs associated with obesity in Wisconsin are $1.5 billion every year.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Body mass index factor in determining youth obesity - Arizona Republic

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 02:55 PM PST


Body mass index factor in determining youth obesity
Arizona Republic
The doctor will calculate your child's body mass index. The index indicates whether your child is overweight for his or her age and height according to a growth chart that compares your child with other children of the same sex and age. ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Yahoo.jpg"/>In U.S., Adult Obesity Stabilizes in 2010, at 26.6%

Posted: 27 Jan 2011 01:34 AM PST

More than 6 in 10 American adults (62.9%) were either overweight (36.3%) or obese (26.6%) in 2010, on par with 2009, but still more than the 62.2% in 2008. Black, low-income, and middle-aged Americans remain the most likely to be obese, with more than 3 in 10 falling into the obese category.

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