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Thursday, March 24, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Most obese moms, kids underestimate their weight - CNN

Posted: 24 Mar 2011 04:36 AM PDT


Los Angeles Times

Study: Most obese moms, kids underestimate their weight
CNN
To find out if your child is obese, go to the CDC's body mass index calculator for children and teens. (Health.com) -- Roughly two-thirds of adults and one-third of children in the US are now overweight or obese. ...
Save the Fat Kid, Smack the Parent: Mom Talk Patch.com

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

Posted: 23 Mar 2011 03:56 AM PDT

Calculate Body Mass Index – AnswersTV.com. Learn how to calculate body mass index. ... News

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body mass index - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 06:22 AM PDT

The body mass index (BMI), or Quetelet index, is a heuristic ... BMI is that, whilst easy-to-use as a general calculation ... http://thedartmouth.com/2005/04/26/news/oliver/.

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Columbia to participate in efforts to reduce obesity - Columbia Missourian

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 10:05 PM PST


Globe and Mail

Columbia to participate in efforts to reduce obesity
Columbia Missourian
The "F is for Fat" report defines obesity as exceeding a body mass index of 30. Use the calculator below to determine your BMI. About 14.4 percent of Missouri high school students are obese, which is lower than many surrounding states. ...
Novel flexible way to measure percentage body fat FoodNavigator-USA.com
Excess weight doesn't always equal health risks: experts Globe and Mail
New Way to Measure Obesity Uses Hips Not Weight That's Fit

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Overweight' Chinese show lowest death risk: study - AFP

Posted: 07 Mar 2011 09:30 AM PST


'Overweight' Chinese show lowest death risk: study
AFP
BMI is not always an accurate measure of body fat, which is more closely tested by "measurements of skinfold thickness and waist circumference, calculation of waist-to-hip circumference ratios," the CDC said.

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