Body Mass Index

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• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Ready, Set, Let's Go! - Patch.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diabetes Surgery Studied as Potential Treatment for Type 2 - Newswise (press release)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI measures mistakenly sent home with Avon Lake students - Chronicle-Telegram
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index Calculator: Calculators: Self.com
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity: Another higher risk for at-risk children - Daily Breeze
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maybe it is your problem: Coloradans hold bad image of healthy weight - Longmont Daily Times-Call
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index Calculator (washingtonpost.com)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weighed down by ill-health - The Sun Daily
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Most obese moms, kids underestimate their weight - CNN
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Move over BMI, there's a new body fat measurement in town - FayObserver.com (blog)
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>'Overweight' Chinese show lowest death risk: study - AFP
• <img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better than a BMI? New obesity scale proposed - Reuters

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Ready, Set, Let's Go! - Patch.com Posted: 01 Apr 2011 01:41 PM PDT Ready, Set, Let's Go! Patch.com Therefore, it is important for people to calculate their BMI or body mass index and consult with their doctor. According to the following information, I am 0.4 into the obese range, which means I have some work to do! Maintaining a healthy weight is ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Diabetes Surgery Studied as Potential Treatment for Type 2 - Newswise (press release) Posted: 31 Mar 2011 09:43 AM PDT Diabetes Surgery Studied as Potential Treatment for Type 2 Newswise (press release) BMI is a calculation based on height and weight. This pilot study for the surgical management of Type 2 diabetes is restricted to people with a body mass index (BMI) of 25 to 34 kg/m², which includes people who are overweight or obese. ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>BMI measures mistakenly sent home with Avon Lake students - Chronicle-Telegram Posted: 31 Mar 2011 04:43 AM PDT BMI measures mistakenly sent home with Avon Lake students Chronicle-Telegram But you may want to take those findings — and your next meal — with a grain of salt, because they're based on a calculation called the body mass index, or BMI. 1. The person who dreamed up the BMI said explicitly that it could not and should not be ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index Calculator: Calculators: Self.com Posted: 31 Mar 2011 02:14 AM PDT The Body Mass Index (BMI) calculator measures your weight relative to your height and ... SELF Monthly News & Tips see sample

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Obesity: Another higher risk for at-risk children - Daily Breeze Posted: 30 Mar 2011 10:52 AM PDT Obesity: Another higher risk for at-risk children Daily Breeze All that would be required is a simple BMI percentile calculation and follow-through. By doing so, Los Angeles would become the first child-welfare community in the nation to adopt a coordinated effort to prevent and treat obesity in abused, ... and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Maybe it is your problem: Coloradans hold bad image of healthy weight - Longmont Daily Times-Call Posted: 29 Mar 2011 04:59 AM PDT Maybe it is your problem: Coloradans hold bad image of healthy weight Longmont Daily Times-Call "Biggest Loser" contestants all qualify as morbidly obese — people with a body mass index of 40 or higher — which makes everyone else seem thinner and healthier by comparison, she explained. BMI is a calculation of weight and height that estimates ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Msn.JPG"/>Body Mass Index Calculator (washingtonpost.com) Posted: 26 Mar 2011 02:44 PM PDT RSS News Feeds ... A more precise test takes in consideration your body mass index, fat percentage and level ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Weighed down by ill-health - The Sun Daily Posted: 24 Mar 2011 09:39 PM PDT AFP Weighed down by ill-health The Sun Daily BMI is calculated by dividing weight in kilograms by height in metres squared (kg/m2). The second method to measure obesity requires the use of a Body Composition Analysis machine to calculate one's percentage of body fat. If you have a BMI of 30 or a ... Rep. McNamara says 30 percent of Rhode Island youth, 22 percent of adults, are ... PolitiFact all 21 news articles »

<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 CNN 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 all 90 news articles »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Move over BMI, there's a new body fat measurement in town - FayObserver.com (blog) Posted: 16 Mar 2011 06:08 AM PDT Move over BMI, there's a new body fat measurement in town FayObserver.com (blog) Richard Bergman, of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, said in the story that BMI has its flaws, apparently. I can see that. Less accurate BMI is often measured by calculating the height and weight, then spitting out a body fat ... and more »

<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. and more »

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Better than a BMI? New obesity scale proposed - Reuters Posted: 06 Mar 2011 08:16 PM PST Better than a BMI? New obesity scale proposed Reuters But there is a lot of wiggle room in that calculation. For example, women and men with the same BMI might have very different levels of extra flab. BMI numbers cannot be generalized across different ethnic groups or used with athletes, who have extra ... A New Measure of Obesity; Body Adiposity Index (BAI) TopNews New Zealand all 23 news articles »

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