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Friday, April 15, 2011

Body Mass Index


<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Free Health Screenings Available on April 27th at First Surgery Suites in ... - PR-USA.net (press release)

Posted: 15 Apr 2011 10:11 AM PDT


Free Health Screenings Available on April 27th at First Surgery Suites in ...
PR-USA.net (press release)
The Nursing staff and physician owners of First Surgery Suites will be offering free CPR training, Blood pressure checks, Blood sugar testing and Body mass index calculation following the 10 am ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. ...

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Posted: 15 Apr 2011 07:07 AM PDT


Weight-loss surgery reduces diabetes
BUPA
BMI is, in general, a good indicator of how much body fat you have. You can calculate your BMI by dividing your weight (in kilograms) by your height (in metres), and then dividing that answer by your height again. A healthy BMI is between 18.5 and 24.9 ...

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Posted: 14 Apr 2011 08:35 AM PDT


'Unhealthy behaviors' spike health care costs, Thomson Reuters says in new ...
AnnArbor.com
The company today introduced a new annual calculation called the Thomson Reuters Workforce Wellness Index to track health care costs associated with six key factors: body mass index, blood pressure, cholesterol, blood glucose and tobacco and alcohol ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Free Health Screenings Available on April 27th at First Surgery Suites in ... - PR.com (press release)

Posted: 14 Apr 2011 12:03 AM PDT


Free Health Screenings Available on April 27th at First Surgery Suites in ...
PR.com (press release)
The Nursing staff and physician owners of First Surgery Suites will be offering free CPR training, Blood pressure checks, Blood sugar testing and Body mass index calculation on Wednesday, April 27, 2011. Additional free services are being added. ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>D205 will still weigh students, but BMI won't affect grade - TribLocal

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 12:07 PM PDT


D205 will still weigh students, but BMI won't affect grade
TribLocal
The practice of measuring students' height and weight and using it to calculate body mass index— a measurement of the ratio of weight to height squared – was criticized in January when parents at Hawthorne School complained the information was ...

<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>FOR KIDS: Fat weighs heavy on the brain - Science News

Posted: 13 Apr 2011 10:22 AM PDT


FOR KIDS: Fat weighs heavy on the brain
Science News
Health experts define obesity using a scale called the body mass index, or BMI. Anybody can figure out his or her own BMI — it's a math calculation that uses height and weight. To find out your BMI, follow the "Calculate your BMI" link under "Further ...

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Posted: 12 Apr 2011 12:18 PM PDT


Feel younger with dynamic duo of greens and olive oil
Kansas.com
Now that the National Institutes of Health have set a new ideal BMI range — 20 to 24.9 — we'd like to explain why this magic mass number sometimes can steer you wrong — or right, if you use the BMI calculator at www.RealAge.com. ...

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Wrist Size May Predict Future Heart Risk in Kids - WebMD

Posted: 12 Apr 2011 03:13 AM PDT


Los Angeles Times

Wrist Size May Predict Future Heart Risk in Kids
WebMD
April 11, 2011 -- Measuring an overweight child's wrist size appears to be a better predictor of diabetes and heart risk than calculating body mass index, new research suggests. Wrist size was strongly correlated with insulin ...
Insulin Resistance Linked To Wrist Size In Obese Children ThirdAge

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<img border="0" src="http://shivnath.c.googlepages.com/Google.JPG"/>Study: Parents Are Heavier Than Their Childless Counterparts - Medical News Today

Posted: 11 Apr 2011 10:07 AM PDT


Daily Mail

Study: Parents Are Heavier Than Their Childless Counterparts
Medical News Today
Mothers had a slightly higher average body-mass index than childless women, or 27 versus 26. Healthy BMIs are in the 19-24 range. Calculating BMI is one of the best methods for population assessment of overweight and obesity. ...
Parenthood associated with poorer health habits, U of M study finds MinnPost.com (blog)

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

Posted: 09 Apr 2011 06:42 AM PDT

Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculating BMI ... News on Body Mass Index: Parents, Schools Unintentionally Contribute to Childhood ...

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Posted: 03 Apr 2011 02:42 PM PDT

CALCULATE YOUR BODY MASS INDEX. Body mass index (BMI) is measure of body fat based on height and weight that applies to both adult men and women.

<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 ...

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